Chagatai

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US/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/US/ˌt͡ʃɑːɡəˈtaɪ//ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ//ˌt͡ʃæɡəˈtaɪ/

proper noun

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).

Similar
ChagataicChagataianChagatai TajiksJagataiJaghataiEastern TurkiChagatai languageJaghatai language
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zagatai · alternative Chagatay · alternative Chaghatai · alternative Chaghatay · alternative Jagatai · alternative Jagatay · alternative Jaghatai · alternative Jaghatay · alternative Jaghatāy · alternative Chighatay · alternative Chighatāy · alternative Chighatoy

  1. 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).
  2. An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century.

    Synonyms: Chagataic, Chagataian

  3. collectiveAn ethnic group of Uzbekistan.

    Synonyms: Chagatai Tajiks

adjectiveChagatai (not comparable)

alternative Zagatai · alternative Chagatay · alternative Chaghatai · alternative Chaghatay · alternative Jagatai · alternative Jagatay · alternative Jaghatai · alternative Jaghatay · alternative Jaghatāy · alternative Chighatay · alternative Chighatāy · alternative Chighatoy

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Chagatai people or language.

    Synonyms: Chagataic, Chagataian

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan between the 15th and the 20th century.

proper nounAn ethnic group of Uzbekistan.

adjectiveOf or relating to the Chagatai people or language.

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
JagataiJaghataiEastern TurkiChagatai languageJaghatai languageJagatai languageEastern Turki language
Broader
TurkiTurkicTurko-Tatar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Mongolᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ
  2. chgچغتای
  3. Uyghurچاغاتاي
  4. EnglishChagatai

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

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Translations

Arabic جَغَتَاي, اللُّغَة ٱلْجَغَتَائِيَّة
  • جَغَتَاي (jaḡatāy)second son of Genghis Khan
  • اللُّغَة ٱلْجَغَتَائِيَّة (al-luḡa l-jaḡatāʔiyya)extinct Turkic language
  • الْجَغَتَائِيَّة (al-jaḡatāʔiyya)extinct Turkic language
Bengali চাগাতাই ভাষা
  • চাগাতাই ভাষা (cagatai bhaśa)extinct Turkic language
Catalan txagatai
  • txagataiextinct Turkic language
Chinese Cantonese 察合台
  • 察合台 (caat³ hap⁶ toi⁴)second son of Genghis Khan
Chinese Mandarin 察合台, 察合台語
  • 察合台 (Cháhétái)second son of Genghis Khan
  • 察合台語 (Cháhétái yǔ)extinct Turkic language
Finnish tšagatai
  • tšagataiextinct Turkic language
French Djaghataï, Tchaghataï
  • Djaghataïsecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Tchaghataïsecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Chagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • tchaghataïextinct Turkic language
  • turk-orientalextinct Turkic language
German Tshagatai
  • Tshagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
Hindi चग़ताई
  • चग़ताई (caġtāī)second son of Genghis Khan
Hungarian Csagatáj, csagatáj
  • Csagatájsecond son of Genghis Khan
  • csagatájextinct Turkic language
Indonesian Chagatai
  • Chagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
Italian Chagatai, Djagatai
  • Chagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Djagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
Korean 차가타이, 차가타이어
  • 차가타이 (chagatai)second son of Genghis Khan
  • 차가타이어 (chagataieo)extinct Turkic language
Latin Zagatai
  • Zagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
Norwegian Tsjagadai
  • Tsjagadaisecond son of Genghis Khan
Persian جغتای, زبان جغتایی
  • جغتای (jaġatây)second son of Genghis Khan
  • زبان جغتایی (zabân-e jaġatâyi)extinct Turkic language
  • جغتایی (jaġatâyi)extinct Turkic language
Portuguese chagatai
  • chagataiextinct Turkic language
Russian Чагата́й, Джагата́й
  • Чагата́й (Čagatáj)second son of Genghis Khan
  • Джагата́й (Džagatáj)second son of Genghis Khan
  • чагатайский (čagatajskij)extinct Turkic language
Spanish Chagatai, Chagatay
  • Chagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Chagataysecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Djagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Chagadaisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Tschagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
Swedish Tjagatai, Djagatai
  • Tjagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Djagataisecond son of Genghis Khan
  • tjagataiskaextinct Turkic language
Turkish Çağatay, Çağatayca
  • Çağataysecond son of Genghis Khan
  • Çağataycaextinct Turkic language
Urdu چغتائی, چغتائی
  • چغتائی (cuġtāī)second son of Genghis Khan
  • چغتائی (cuġtāī)extinct Turkic language
Vietnamese Sát Hợp Đài
  • Sát Hợp Đàisecond son of Genghis Khan
Cite this entry
APA

Chagatai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chagatai

MLA

“Chagatai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chagatai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chagatai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chagatai.

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