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Chagatai

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai جغتای (jağatāy), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/

Proper noun

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Chagatai

  1. A male given name of historical usage, most famously borne by the Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan (1183–1242), second son of Genghis Khan and first khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a medieval Mongol and later Turkicized khanate of Central Asia (divided after the 14th century).
  2. An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century.
     Chagatai language on Wikipedia
    Synonym: Chagataic
  3. (with article, collective) An ethnic group of Uzbekistan.
     Chagatai people on Wikipedia
    Synonym: Chagatai Tajiks

Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Babak, Demian Vaisman, Aryeh Wasserman (2004 November 23) Political Organization in Central Asia and Azerbaijan: Sources and Documents, Routledge, page 343

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