Tatar
/ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/
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also/ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/
Tatar proper noun: an agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
Proper noun (1)
Tatar
- An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
- Tartary.
- Sweeter than the muſk of Tatar, the morning breeze from the navel of every flower raviſhed perfume.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv
Noun
Tatar (plural Tatars)
- A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identified or identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
- Synonyms:
- Tartar
- A Volga Tatar of Tatarstan, the bearers of the unqualified "Tatar" ethnonym after national delimitation in the Soviet Union.
Adjective
Tatar (comparative more Tatar, superlative most Tatar)
Proper noun (2)
Tatar (plural Tatars)
- A surname.
Tatar meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
Tatar in Hindi
- language
- तातार tātār
- person
- तातारी tātārī, तातार tātār
- Tatar (adjective)
- तातारी tātārī
Tatar in Urdu
- Tatar (adjective)
- تاتاری tātārī
Tatar in Bengali
- language
- তাতারী tatari
- person
- তাতার tatar
- Tatar (adjective)
- তাতারী tatari
Tatar in Arabic
- language
- تَتَرِيّ tatariyy, تَتَرِيَّة tatariyya
- Tatar (adjective)
- تَتَرِيّ tatariyy
More languagesFewer languages
- Tatar in Indonesian
- bahasa Tatar
- Tatar in Persian
- تاتار tâtâr, تاتاری tâtâri
Synonyms of Tatar
Forms of Tatar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Tatars |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Tatar |
| superlative | most Tatar |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tatars |
Origin of Tatar
From Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹). More at Tatars. Doublet of Tartar and tartare.
Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Polish Tatar and Hungarian Tatár, an ethnic surname for a Tatar person.
Words formed from Tatar
- Tatarstan
- Tatary
- Tatar Yoke
- Chinese Tatar
- Crimean Tatar
- Dobrujan Tatar
- Finnish Tatar
- Kazan Tatar
- Nogai Tatar
- Siberian Tatar
- Tatarophobia
- Tatarophone
Questions about Tatar
- What does Tatar mean?
- Tatar means an agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
- What is Tatar in Hindi?
- Tatar in Hindi is तातार (tātār), तातारी (tātārī). See Tatar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Tatar?
- Tatar can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Tatar?
- Tatar is pronounced /ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/.
Words near Tatar in the dictionary
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