Ephthalite
/ˈɛfθəˌlaɪt/
Ephthalite is the alternative form of Hephthalite.
Meaning of Hephthalite
Noun
Hephthalite (plural Hephthalites)
- Any of a people who comprised a nomadic confederation in Central Asia during the 5th–6th centuries CE.
- From the mid-fifth to the mid-sixth century Central Asia was ruled by the Hephthalite tribes. There are many gaps in our knowledge of the origin of the Hephthalites and the formation of their state, the first difficulty being that they are given different names in the various sources.1999, B. A. Litvinsky, “6: The Hephthalite Empire”, in B. A. Litvinsky, Zhang Guang-Da, R. Shabani Samghabardi, editors, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume III: The crossroads of...
- Synonyms:
- White Hun
Synonyms of Ephthalite
- Ephthalitic
Forms of Ephthalite
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Ephthalites |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Ephthalite |
| superlative | most Ephthalite |
Origin of Ephthalite
From Latin Ephthalītēs, from Ancient Greek Ἐφθαλίτης (Ephthalítēs), from Bactrian Ηβοδαλο (Ēbodalo) + Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).
Words formed from Ephthalite
- Ephthalitic
Questions about Ephthalite
- What is Ephthalite the alternative form of?
- Ephthalite is the alternative form of Hephthalite.
- How do you pronounce Ephthalite?
- Ephthalite is pronounced /ˈɛfθəˌlaɪt/.
Words near Ephthalite in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ephthalite (page history and authors); Hephthalite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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