хятад

See also: Хятад

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (qitad, “the Chinese”), from Middle Mongol 乞塔惕 (kitat, “the Khitans”). Morphologically stem хят- with plural -д (-d). Conpare Buryat хитад (xitad), Khamnigan Mongol китад, Kalmyk китд (kitd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χʲa.tʰət/, [χʲä.ʰtə̆t]

Noun

хятад • (xjatad) (in the plural)

  1. the Chinese
    хятад хүн ― xjatad xün ― a Chinese person
    хятад хэл ― xjatad xel ― the Chinese language
    хятад цаас ― xjatad caas ― Chinese paper
    хятад ханз ― xjatad xanz ― the Chinese characters; Hanzi
  2. (singulative) a Chinese person

Declension

    • хятан (xjatan, “Khitans; Khitan”)
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