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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).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/US/ˌt͡ʃɑːɡəˈtaɪ/US/ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ//ˌt͡ʃæɡəˈtaɪ/
  1. 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).

  2. An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century.

  3. An ethnic group of Uzbekistan.

    collective
Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).

adj/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/US/ˌt͡ʃɑːɡəˈtaɪ/US/ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ//ˌt͡ʃæɡəˈtaɪ/
  1. Of or relating to the Chagatai people or language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).

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