Meanings
plural Khazars · alternative Chazar · alternative Chozar · alternative Khozar · alternative Xazar
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to Khazars.
Origin
The origin is unknown. Attested as Arabic خَزَر (ḵazar), Medieval Greek Χάζαροι (Kházaroi), Hebrew כּוּזָרִים (Kuzarim), Middle Chinese 突厥曷薩 (*tʰuət̚-kɨut̚ ɦɑt̚-sɑt̚) and Middle Chinese 突厥可薩部 (*tʰuət̚-kɨut̚ kʰɑ^X-sɑt̚ buo^X), Latin Gazari and Cosar, Old Armenian խազիրք (xazirkʻ), Old East Slavic козаринъ (kozarinŭ), Persian خزر (xazar), Russian хаза́р (xazár), Tatar хәзәр (xäzär), Turkish Hazar, etc. Compare Old Uyghur 𐰴𐱁𐰺 (qšr¹), Middle Persian [script needed] (Kesar), Tibetan [script needed] (ge-sar). See Wikipedia's article for etymology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خَزَر
- خَزَر (ḵazar)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Chinese Mandarin 可薩人 /可萨人
- 可薩人 /可萨人member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Dutch chazar
- chazarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
French khazar
- khazarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
German Chasar, Chasarin
- Chasarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- Chasarinmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- chasarischof or relating to Khazars
- Chasarischlanguage
Greek Χάζαρος
- Χάζαρος (Cházaros)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Hebrew כּוּזָרִי
- כּוּזָרִי (kuzari)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Hindi ख़ज़र
- ख़ज़र (xazar)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Hungarian kazár
- kazármember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Italian Cazaro, Khazaro
- Cazaromember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- Khazaromember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Japanese ハザール
- ハザール (hazāru)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Korean 하자르
- 하자르 (hajareu)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Polish Chazar, Chazarka
- Chazarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- Chazarkamember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Russian хаза́р, хаза́рка
- хаза́р (xazár)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- хаза́рка (xazárka)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- хаза́рский (xazárskij)of or relating to Khazars
- хаза́рский (xazárskij)language
Spanish jázaro, jazar
- jázaromember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- jazarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Swedish khazar
- khazarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Turkish Hazar, Hazarca
- Hazarmember of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- Hazarcalanguage
Ukrainian хоза́р
- хоза́р (xozár)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Urdu خَزَر
- خَزَر (xazar)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
Yiddish כּוזרי, כאַזאַר
- כּוזרי (kuzri)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
- כאַזאַר (khazar)member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
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Cite this entry
Khazar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khazar
“Khazar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khazar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khazar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khazar.
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