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Chagatai

cha·ga·tai

UK/ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ/ US/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)

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Origin

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

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