Khazar

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English

 Khazars on Wikipedia

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Etymology

The origin is unknown. Attested as Arabic خَزَر (ḵazar), Byzantine 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 kʰɑX-sɑt̚ buoX), 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).

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈzɑː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈzɑːɹ/
  • Hyphenation: Kha‧zar

Noun

Khazar (plural Khazars or Khazar)

  1. A member of a semi-nomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria).
  2. (racist, derogatory, offensive slang) A Jew, particularly of Ashkenazi origin by reference to a discredited, racist myth of their origin in Europe.
    The Khazars have been hogging public services.

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Adjective

Khazar (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Khazars.

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Proper noun

Khazar

  1. The Turkic language of the Khazar people, of which a single word is attested, 𐰸𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰇𐰢.

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