Cathay

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Etymology

From Latin Cathaya, variant of Cataya, from otk 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪, and ultimately from zkt 𘱿𘲫; the Khitan people who conquered northern China as the Liao dynasty in the 10th century and ruled the central Asian Qara Khitai Khanate in the 12th, just prior to the overland European missions to China occasioned by the Pax Mongolica.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kæˈθeɪ/

Proper noun

1. (archaic) A historical region in China.
2. A settlement in North Dakota.
3. Short for Cathay Pacific.

Translations

• French: Cathay
• Italian: Catai
• Portuguese: Catai, Cathay
• Russian: Кита́й
• Spanish: Catay

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