хятад

See also: Хятад

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, the Chinese; a Chinese), which had been semantically collectivised (and further singulated, for the sense of person) from Middle Mongol 乞塔惕 (kitad, the Khitans), in plural suffix -d.

Conpare also Khamnigan Mongol китад (kitad), Buryat хитад (xitad), and Kalmyk китд (kitd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xʲɐ.ʰtɜ̆t]
  • Hyphenation: хя‧тад

Noun

хятад • (xjatad)

  1. (attributively) Chinese, ethnic Han
    хятад үндэстэнxjatad ündestenthe Han nationality
    хятад хүнxjatad xüna Chinese person
    хятад хэлxjatad xelthe Chinese language
    хятад цаасxjatad caasChinese paper
    хятад ханзxjatad xanzthe Chinese characters; Hanzi
  2. a Chinese, an ethnic Han (person)
    хятадуудxjataduudthe Chinese (in the plural)

Declension

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    10=хятадуудын
    11=хятадуудад
    12=дахь
    13=хятадуудыг
    14=хятадуудаас
    15=хятадуудаар
    16=хятадуудтай
    17=руу
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  • хятан (xjatan, Khitans; Khitan)

See also

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