Khitan

See also: khitan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reconstruction of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, small script) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i, small script)[1] under influence from Middle Chinese 契丹 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet tan).

Doublet of Cathay. Compare Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages.

Noun

Khitan (plural Khitans or Khitan) (historical)

  1. A member of the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitais, from the 9th to 13th century C.E.

Derived terms

Translations

  • Note: Some of these translations may be for the plural.

Adjective

Khitan (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts.
    Synonyms: Khitanian, Khitanic
    Near-synonym: (archaic) Cathayan

Translations

Proper noun

Khitan (historical)

  1. The Khitan Empire; the state or land of the Khitan people.
    Synonym: Liao
    Near-synonym: (archaic) Cathay
  2. The extinct Para-Mongolic language spoken by the Khitan people.
    Synonyms: Khitanian, Khitanic

Translations

References

  1. ^ Variously also romanized Khita-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. I") and Qid-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. II").

French

Noun

Khitan m (plural Khitans, feminine Khitane)

  1. Khitan (person)
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