Khazar

Alternative forms

• Chazar, Chozar, Khozar

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Attested as Arabic خَزَر‎ (ḵazar), Byzantine Greek Χάζαροι (Kházaroi), Hebrew כּוּזָרִים‎ (Kuzarim), Latin Gazari and Cosar, Old Armenian խազիր (xazir), Old East Slavic козаринъ (kozarinŭ), Persian خزر‎ (xazar), Russian хаза́р (xazár), Tatar хәзәр (xäzär), Turkish Hazar, etc.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈzɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈzɑːɹ/
• Hyphenation: Kha‧zar

Noun

Khazar (plural Khazars)

1. A member of a semi-nomadic Turkic and predominantly Jewish tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria).
2. (usually pejorative, offensive slang) a Jew, particularly of Ashkenazi origin

   Those dirty Khazars should be kicked out of Palestine.

Adjective

Khazar (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Khazars.

Proper noun

Khazar

1. The Turkic language of the Khazar people, of which a single word is attested, 𐰸𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰇𐰢‎.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Khazar terms
• Khazar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-3 code zkz (SIL)
• Linguist List entry for Khazar, code zkz

Anagrams

• Zakhar, kharza