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Jaghatai language

Jaghatai language

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A written Turkic language of medieval Central Asia named after a son of Genghis Khan
  • noun
  • Literature
translation icon : lengua jaghatai
  • Scholars still study texts produced in the Jaghatai language to understand Central Asian history.

Examples

  • The Jaghatai language was influential in the development of several modern Turkic languages.

  • The Jaghatai language was widely used in Central Asia.

  • Many classical Uzbek poems were originally written in Jaghatai language.

  • Many historical texts are written in Jaghatai language.

  • Many classical Uzbek poems were originally written in Jaghatai language.

  • Scholars still study texts produced in the Jaghatai language to understand Central Asian history.

  • The Jaghatai language was influential in the development of several modern Turkic languages.

Synonyms

Jagatai language
vsJaghatai language
  • Literature
9.9

A Turkic written language from Central Asia in the Middle Ages, named after Chagatai, a son of Genghis Khan

is the same language but named with a different spelling form
Jagatai
vsJaghatai language
  • Literature
9.9

A written language used for books and poems in medieval Central Asia

is identical in meaning yet uses the alternate naming variant
Jaghatai
vsJaghatai language
  • Literature
9.9

A written Central Asian language from the middle ages, named after a son of Genghis Khan

is the fuller term referring to the same language concept
Chagatai
vsJaghatai language
  • Archaic
9.9

A written Turkic language used in Central Asia long ago

is the same literary language but named with a different personal-name variant
Chagatai language
vsJaghatai language
  • Archaic
9.9

A Turkic written language used across Central Asia from the 1400s to the early 1900s

focuses on medieval use rather than later time span
Eastern Turki language
vsJaghatai language
  • Archaic
9.9

A medieval written Turkic language from Central Asia used in regions once ruled by a son of Genghis Khan

names the language by its literary and personal heritage instead of region
Eastern Turki
vsJaghatai language
  • Archaic
9.9

A Turkic literary language people used for books and poems in Central Asia in the Middle Ages

is the same language but emphasises naming from a personal name not territory

Surface Forms

Jaghatai language singular
Jaghatai languages plural

Morphology

Jaghatai + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Jaghatai' names a specific Turkic literary variety and 'language' denotes a named speech/writing system, so together they straightforwardly denote the language called Jaghatai. This follows the common 'X language' naming pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the meaning.

Etymology

Jaghatai language is named after Jaghatai, a son of Genghis Khan, because his court and writers used this Turkic language for poems and official records. So the name now means the medieval 'literary language' of Central Asia.