кыдат
Tuvan
Etymology
From Mongolic. Compare Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (qitad), Written Oirat ᡍᡅᡐᠠᡑ (kitad); Mongolian хятад (hjatad), Buryat хитад (xitad), Kalmyk китд (kitd); and also Southern Altai кыдат (kïdat), Khakas хыдат (xıdat), dialectical Yakut кытат (kıtat, “warm land in the south where birds migrate to for winter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k̠ɤdɑt/
Noun
кыдат • (kıdat)
- (⁓ чон, ⁓ улус) the Chinese (people)
- (⁓ кижи) Chinese (person)
Derived terms
- кыдаттаар (kıdattaar)
- Кыдат (Kıdat, “China”)