Chagatai
/ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/adjective
Chagatai is spelled C-H-A-G-A-T-A-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Chagatai means “Of or relating to the Chagatai people or language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Chagatai?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-G-A-T-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Chagatai?
Chagatai appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Chagatai?
- US /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/
- US /ˌt͡ʃɑːɡəˈtaɪ/
- /ˈt͡ʃæɡətaɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Chagatai.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Chagatai
- Zagatai
- Chagatay
- Chaghatai
- Chaghatay
- Jagatai
- Jagatay
- Jaghatai
- Jaghatay
- Jaghatāy
- Chighatay
- Chighatāy
- Chighatoy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chagatai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Chagatai people or language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Chagatai come from?
Transliteration of Russian Чагата́й (Čagatáj), from Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay), from Chagatai چغتای (čaġatay), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ (čaɣatay).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).