Tartar.
Alternative spelling of Tatar.
Meaning & usage
Alternative spelling of Tatar.
A member of the various tribes and their descendants of Tartary, such as Turks, Mongols and Manchus.
A person of a keen, irritable temper.
A rough or violent event.
Where this word comes from
From Old French Tartaire, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (“Tartar, Mongol”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹), spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Doublet of Tatar and tartare.
Of or relating to the people or culture of Tartars.
Tartar customs
Where this word comes from
From Old French Tartaire, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (“Tartar, Mongol”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹), spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Doublet of Tatar and tartare.
One of the tributary rivers of the Kura, flowing through Artsakh and Azerbaijan.
A town in Azerbaijan located on this river.
Where this word comes from
From Armenian Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ).
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