Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hatuqay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hatuqay
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hatuqays; One of the twelve major Circassian tribes.

name

Hatuqay dialect; the Adyghe sub-dialect spoken by this tribe (now nearly extinct).

adj

Of or pertaining to the Hatuqay people or their dialect.

Etymology

Borrowed from West Circassian хьатикъуай (ḥatiqʷaj). From the name of Price Hatuqo (Хьатикъо (Ḥatiqʷo)), founder of the Hatuqay Principality; historical political entity in Circassia, from which the tribe derives its name. A prominent folk etymology connects the name to the Hatti and Hittite civilizations.

Word Breakdown

Root: хьатикъуай

Questions

What does hatuqay mean?: Hatuqays; One of the twelve major Circassian tribes.
Where does hatuqay come from?: Borrowed from West Circassian хьатикъуай (ḥatiqʷaj). From the name of Price Hatuqo (Хьатикъо (Ḥatiqʷo)), founder of the Hatuqay Principality; historical political entity in Circassia, from which the tribe derives its name. A prominent folk etymology connects the name to the Hatti and Hittite civilizations.

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