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chagatai

/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
cha-gatai
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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).

name

An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century.

name

An ethnic group of Uzbekistan.

adj

Of or relating to the Chagatai people or language.

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: چاغاتاي, چغتای, ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Zagatai (alternative) Chagatay (alternative) Chaghatai (alternative) Chaghatay (alternative) Jagatai (alternative) Jagatay (alternative) Jaghatai (alternative) Jaghatay (alternative) Jaghatāy (alternative) Chighatay (alternative) Chighatāy (alternative) Chighatoy (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chagatai terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chagatai terms

Synonyms

Chagataic Chagataian Chagatai Tajiks jagatai jaghatai eastern turki chagatai language jaghatai language jagatai language eastern turki language

Questions

How do you pronounce chagatai?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/.
What does chagatai mean?
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).
Where does chagatai come from?
Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).

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