Meanings
alternative Mai-kai-t'i · alternative Maikaiti
- Synonym of Makit: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
In 1978 Maigaiti county in the far northwestern province of Xinjiang reported an infant morality rate of under 20.
1992, Dudley L. Poston, Jr., David Yaukey, editors, The Population of Modern China, Plenum Press, →ISBN, page 1941 more example
The suspect, identified as Qeyser Qurban, 23, was also shot dead in the raid last month in Qumqusar township, in Kashgar prefecture’s Makit (in Chinese, Maigaiti) county, a police officer in Qumqusar told RFA’s Uyghur Service, speaking on condition of anonymity.
2012, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Five Uyghurs Killed in Connection with Raid on Xinjiang Suspect”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free AsiaSynonyms: Makit
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Makit: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Origin
- Mandarin麥蓋提 /麦盖提
- EnglishMaigaiti
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 麥蓋提 /麦盖提 (Màigàití).
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