Chagatai

== English == === Alternative forms === Zagatai (obsolete) Chagatay, Chaghatai, Chaghatay Jagatai, Jagatay, Jaghatai, Jaghatay, Jaghatāy Chighatay, Chighatāy, Chighatoy (via Uzbek instead of Uyghur) === Etymology === Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/, /ˌt͡ʃɑːɡəˈtaɪ/ IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ/, /ˌt͡ʃæɡəˈtaɪ/ === Proper noun === 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). An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century. Synonyms: Chagataic, Chagataian (with article, collective) An ethnic group of Uzbekistan. Synonym: Chagatai Tajiks ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Chagatai (not comparable) Of or relating to the Chagatai people or language. Synonyms: Chagataic, Chagataian === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Chagatai terms === References === === Further reading === ISO 639-3 code chg (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Chagatai, chg ⁠