Chagatai
/ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ/US/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/
Chagatai proper noun: 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).
Proper noun
Chagatai
- 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).
- An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century.
- Synonyms:
- Chagataic, Chagataian
- An ethnic group of Uzbekistan.
- Synonyms:
- Chagatai Tajiks
Adjective
Chagatai (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Chagatai people or language.
- Synonyms:
- Chagataic, Chagataian
Chagatai meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
Chagatai in Hindi
- second son of Genghis Khan
- चग़ताई caġtāī
Chagatai in Urdu
- second son of Genghis Khan
- چغتائی cuġtāī
- extinct Turkic language
- چغتائی cuġtāī
Chagatai in Bengali
- extinct Turkic language
- চাগাতাই ভাষা cagatai bhaśa
Chagatai in Malayalam
- extinct Turkic language
- ചഗതായ് ഭാഷ cagatāyŭ bhāṣa
More languagesFewer languages
- Chagatai in Arabic
- جَغَتَاي jaḡatāy, اللُّغَة ٱلْجَغَتَائِيَّة al-luḡa l-jaḡatāʔiyya, الْجَغَتَائِيَّة al-jaḡatāʔiyya
- Chagatai in Indonesian
- Chagatai
- Chagatai in Persian
- جغتای jaġatây, زبان جغتایی zabân-e jaġatâyi, جغتایی jaġatâyi
- Chagatai in Vietnamese
- Sát Hợp Đài
Synonyms of Chagatai
Forms of Chagatai
| alternative form | Zagatai |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chagatay |
| alternative form | Chaghatai |
| alternative form | Chaghatay |
| alternative form | Jagatai |
| alternative form | Jagatay |
| alternative form | Jaghatai |
| alternative form | Jaghatay |
| alternative form | Jaghatāy |
| alternative form | Chighatay |
| alternative form | Chighatāy |
| alternative form | Chighatoy |
Origin of Chagatai
Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).
Phrases with Chagatai
Questions about Chagatai
- What does Chagatai mean?
- Chagatai means 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).
- What is Chagatai in Hindi?
- Chagatai in Hindi is चग़ताई (caġtāī). See Chagatai meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chagatai?
- Chagatai can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Chagatai?
- Chagatai is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/ (US).
Words near Chagatai in the dictionary
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