𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪

Old Turkic

Etymology

    Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, small script) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i, small script). Compare Old Uyghur 𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽰𐽶 (qytʾy /⁠qïtay⁠/), 𐽲𐾀𐽰𐽶 (qtʾy /⁠qïtay⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽶 (qyty /⁠qïtay⁠/), also Middle Chinese 契丹 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet tan). More at Khitan.

    Noun

    𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 (q̊²it¹ń /qïtań/)

    1. Khitans
      • 8 th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, now Mongolia, page E5:
        𐰆𐱃𐰔𐱃𐱃𐰺 : 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 : 𐱃𐱃𐰉𐰃
        ut¹zt¹t¹r¹ : q̊²it¹ń : t¹t¹b¹i
        /otuz-tatar qïtań tatabï/
        ...Thirty Tatars, Khitans, Tatabi...

    References

    • M. Kh Abuseitova, B. Bukhatuly, editors (2008), “𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 [q̊²it¹ń]”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
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