"Кытай" meaning in Yakut

See Кытай in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɯ.taj/ Forms: Kıtay [romanization], Китай [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i) via Old Uyghur 𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽰𐽶 (qytʾy /⁠Ḳïtay⁠/). Etymology templates: {{der|sah|zkt|𘱿𘱤}} Khitan 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i), {{der|sah|oui|𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽰𐽶|ts=Ḳïtay}} Old Uyghur 𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽰𐽶 (qytʾy /⁠Ḳïtay⁠/) Head templates: {{head|sah|proper nouns}} Кытай • (Kıtay)
  1. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949) Categories (place): Countries in Asia Related terms: кытай (kıtay) (english: a Chinese [person])
    Sense id: en-Кытай-sah-name-794Kq4IO Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Yakut entries with incorrect language header, China

Alternative forms

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