Қытай

See also: Кытай

Kazakh

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Қытай • (Qıtay)

  1. China

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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