English Explanatory Dictionary

Hephthalite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a people who comprised a nomadic confederation in Central Asia during the 5th–6th centuries CE.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Hephthalites.

Word forms

Hephthalite Hephthalites Ephthalite Haital Haithal more Hephthalite most Hephthalite

Etymology

Hypercorrect respelling of Ephthalite, with unetymological initial h-, from Latin Ephthalītēs, from Ancient Greek Ἐφθαλίτης (Ephthalítēs), from Bactrian Ηβοδαλο (Ēbodalo) + Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Synonyms

White Hun Hephthalitic

Derived words

Hephthalitic
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