хятад

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “the Chinese; a Chinese”), which had been semantically collectivised (and further singulated, for the sense of person) from Middle Mongol 乞塔惕 (kitad, “the Khitans”), in plural suffix -d.

Conpare also Khamnigan Mongol китад (kitad), Buryat хитад (xitad), and Kalmyk китд (kitd).

• IPA^(key): [xʲɐ.ʰtɜ̆t]
• Hyphenation: хя‧тад

хятад • (xjatad)

1. (attributively) Chinese, ethnic Han

   хятад үндэстэн ― xjatad ündesten ― the Han nationality

   хятад хүн ― xjatad xün ― a Chinese person

   хятад хэл ― xjatad xel ― the Chinese language

   хятад цаас ― xjatad caas ― Chinese paper

   хятад ханз ― xjatad xanz ― the Chinese characters; Hanzi

2. a Chinese, an ethnic Han (person)

   хятадууд ― xjataduud ― the Chinese (in the plural)

• хятан (xjatan, “Khitans; Khitan”)