Қытай

See also: Кытай

Kazakh

Etymology

From Khitan [script needed] (Khita(n)), probably via Uyghur.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qəˈtaj/

Proper noun

Қыта́й (Qıtáy)

  1. China

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.
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