Khitan
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Khitan
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Reconstruction of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, small script) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i, small script) 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 Khitans · Khitan · Kitai · Khitai · Kitan · K'itan
- 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.
adjective Kitai · Khitai · Kitan · K'itan
Translations
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noun member of a Mongolic people
| 日本語 | 契丹人 Kittan-jin, キタン人 Kitan-jin, キタイ人 Kitai-jin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 契丹人 Qìdānrén |
| Français | Khitan, Khitane |
| Русский | кида́нь kidánʹ, кида́нец kidánec, кида́нька kidánʹka |
| العربية | خَطَائِيّ ḵaṭāʔiyy, خَطَائِيَّة ḵaṭāʔiyya |
adj of the people, language or scripts
| 한국어 | 거란 Georan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 契丹 Kittan, キタン Kitan, キタイ Kitai |
| 中文 | 契丹 Qìdān |
| Français | khitan |
| Русский | кида́ньский kidánʹskij |
| العربية | خَطَائِيّ ḵaṭāʔiyy |
name language
| 한국어 | 거란어 georaneo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 契丹語 Kittango |
| 中文 | 契丹語 /契丹语 Qìdānyǔ |
| Français | khitan |
| Русский | кида́ньский язы́к kidánʹskij jazýk |
| العربية | اللُّغَة الْخَطَائِيَّة al-luḡa l-ḵaṭāʔiyya |
Talk about this word "Khitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/khitan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Khitan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/khitan "Khitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/khitan.Cite this
@misc{khitan_2026,
title = {Khitan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khitan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
