English Explanatory Dictionary

Hatuqay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Hatuqays; One of the twelve major Circassian tribes.
  2. Hatuqay dialect; the Adyghe sub-dialect spoken by this tribe (now nearly extinct).
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Hatuqay people or their dialect.

Word forms

Hatuqay

Etymology

Borrowed from West Circassian хьатикъуай (ḥatiqʷaj). From the name of Price Hatuqo (Хьатикъо (Ḥatiqʷo)), founder of the Hatuqay Principality; historical political entity in Circassia, from which the tribe derives its name. A prominent folk etymology connects the name to the Hatti and Hittite civilizations.

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