Khitan

Meanings

Proper Noun

• An extinct Mongolic language once spoken in the northern China.

Noun

• A member of an ancient nomadic people of northern China.

Origin

• From Khitan 50px or 50px, Khitai(n), under influence from Chinese 契丹, Middle Chinese Khejtan, and Mongolian Кидан. Cognate with Russian Кита́й ("China") and the various forms of Cathay in European languages.