"Khitan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i) under influence from Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), and Mongolian Кидан (Kidan). Doublet of Cathay. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|zkt|𘱿𘲫|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún), {{bor+|en|zkt|𘱿𘲫}} Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún), {{m|zkt|𘱿𘱤}} 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i), {{ncog|zh|契丹}} Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), {{ncog|mn|Кидан}} Mongolian Кидан (Kidan), {{doublet|en|Cathay}} Doublet of Cathay, {{cog|ru|Кита́й|t=China}} Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”), {{m|en|Cathay|t=legendary northern medieval China}} Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Khitan (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of the people, language or scripts): кидан (kidan) (Mongolian), кида́ньский (kidánʹskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Khitan-en-adj-bocuZKr~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kitai, Khitai, Kitan, K'itan

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i) under influence from Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), and Mongolian Кидан (Kidan). Doublet of Cathay. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|zkt|𘱿𘲫|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún), {{bor+|en|zkt|𘱿𘲫}} Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún), {{m|zkt|𘱿𘱤}} 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i), {{ncog|zh|契丹}} Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), {{ncog|mn|Кидан}} Mongolian Кидан (Kidan), {{doublet|en|Cathay}} Doublet of Cathay, {{cog|ru|Кита́й|t=China}} Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”), {{m|en|Cathay|t=legendary northern medieval China}} Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Khitan
  1. An extinct Mongolic language once spoken in the northern China. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Translations (language): 契丹語 (Chinese Mandarin), 契丹语 (Qìdānyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 契丹語 (Kittango) (alt: きったんご) (Japanese), ឈីតាន (chi tan) (Khmer), кида́ньский (kidánʹskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Khitan-en-name-Dq1EfVZD Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 24 45 17 14 Disambiguation of Languages: 33 58 6 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 50 6 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 60 7 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 63 13 18 Disambiguation of 'language': 100 0
  2. The Khitan Empire; the state of the Khitan people. Tags: historical Synonyms: Liao Translations (state): Кидан (Kidan) (Mongolian), Hıtay (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Khitan-en-name-xul2Vrc6 Disambiguation of 'state': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kitai, Khitai, Kitan, K'itan

Noun

Forms: Khitans [plural], Khitan [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i) under influence from Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), and Mongolian Кидан (Kidan). Doublet of Cathay. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|zkt|𘱿𘲫|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún), {{bor+|en|zkt|𘱿𘲫}} Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún), {{m|zkt|𘱿𘱤}} 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i), {{ncog|zh|契丹}} Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), {{ncog|mn|Кидан}} Mongolian Кидан (Kidan), {{doublet|en|Cathay}} Doublet of Cathay, {{cog|ru|Кита́й|t=China}} Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”), {{m|en|Cathay|t=legendary northern medieval China}} Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Khitan}} Khitan (plural Khitans or Khitan)
  1. A member of an ancient nomadic people of northern China. Synonyms: Liao [plural] Related terms (land of the Khitans): Cathay, Catai, Kytay [obsolete] Translations (people): 契丹 (Qìdān) (Chinese Mandarin), ឈីតាន (chi tan) (Khmer), Kitai (Latin), кида́нь (kidánʹ) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Khitan-en-noun-OwyS5cV7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kitai, Khitai, Kitan, K'itan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "𘱿𘱤"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "契丹"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Cathay"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Кита́й",
        "t": "China"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Cathay",
        "t": "legendary northern medieval China"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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          "Mongolic",
          "Mongolic"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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        "The Khitan Empire; the state of the Khitan people."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Liao"
        }
      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Kitai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Khitai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kitan"
    },
    {
      "word": "K'itan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "契丹語"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Qìdānyǔ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "契丹语"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きったんご",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "Kittango",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "契丹語"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chi tan",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ឈីតាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kidánʹskij",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "кида́ньский"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Kidan",
      "sense": "state",
      "word": "Кидан"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "state",
      "word": "Hıtay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Khitan"
}

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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "sense": "land of the Khitans",
      "word": "Cathay"
    },
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      "sense": "land of the Khitans",
      "word": "Catai"
    },
    {
      "sense": "land of the Khitans",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Liao"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Kitai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Khitai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kitan"
    },
    {
      "word": "K'itan"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Qìdān",
      "sense": "people",
      "word": "契丹"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chi tan",
      "sense": "people",
      "word": "ឈីតាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "people",
      "word": "Kitai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kidánʹ",
      "sense": "people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кида́нь"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Khitan"
}

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    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
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    "en:Ethnonyms",
    "en:Languages"
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "𘱿𘱤 (*qid i)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "契丹"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "Кидан"
      },
      "expansion": "Mongolian Кидан (Kidan)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Cathay"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Cathay",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "Кита́й",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "t": "legendary northern medieval China"
      },
      "expansion": "Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
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      "word": "Kitai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Khitai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kitan"
    },
    {
      "word": "K'itan"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "kidan",
      "sense": "of the people, language or scripts",
      "word": "кидан"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kidánʹskij",
      "sense": "of the people, language or scripts",
      "word": "кида́ньский"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Khitan"
}

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