Etymology
The origin is unknown. Attested as Arabic خَزَر (ḵazar), Byzantine Greek Χάζαροι (Kházaroi), Hebrew כּוּזָרִים (Kuzarim), Middle Chinese 突厥曷薩 (*tʰuət̚-kɨut̚ ɦɑt̚-sɑt̚) and Middle Chinese 突厥可薩部 (*tʰuət̚-kɨut̚ kʰɑX-sɑt̚ buoX), Latin Gazari and Cosar, Old Armenian խազիրք (xazirkʻ), Old East Slavic козаринъ (kozarinŭ), Persian خزر (xazar), Russian хаза́р (xazár), Tatar хәзәр (xäzär), Turkish Hazar, etc. Compare Old Uyghur 𐰴𐱁𐰺 (qšr¹), Middle Persian [script needed] (Kesar), Tibetan [script needed] (ge-sar).
See Wikipedia's article for etymology.
Noun
Khazar (plural Khazars or Khazar)
- A member of a semi-nomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria).
- (racist, derogatory, offensive slang) A Jew, particularly of Ashkenazi origin by reference to a discredited, racist myth of their origin in Europe.
The Khazars have been hogging public services.
Translations
member of a semi-nomadic Turkic tribe
- Arabic: خَزَر m (ḵazar)
- Armenian: խազար (hy) (xazar)
- Old Armenian: խազիրք pl (xazirkʻ)
- Azerbaijani: xəzər
- Belarusian: хаза́р m (xazár)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 可薩人/可萨人
- Dutch: chazar m
- French: khazar m
- Georgian: ხაზარი (xazari)
- German: Chasar m, Chasarin f
- Greek: Χάζαρος (el) m (Cházaros)
- Hebrew: כּוּזָרִי m (kuzari)
- Hindi: ख़ज़र m (xazar)
- Hungarian: kazár (hu)
- Italian: Cazaro m, Khazaro m
- Japanese: ハザール (hazāru)
- Kazakh: хазар (xazar)
- Khakas: хазар (xazar)
- Korean: 하자르 (hajareu)
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Persian:
- Iranian Persian: خَزَر (fa) (xazar)
- Polish: Chazar (pl) m, Chazarka f
- Russian: хаза́р (ru) m (xazár), хаза́рка f (xazárka)
- Spanish: jázaro m, jazar m
- Swedish: khazar (sv) c
- Tatar: хәзәр (xäzär)
- Turkish: Hazar (tr)
- Ukrainian: хоза́р m (xozár)
- Urdu: خَزَر m (xazar)
- Uzbek: xazar
- Yiddish: כּוזרי m (kuzri), כאַזאַר m (khazar)
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Adjective
Khazar (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Khazars.
Translations
of or relating to Khazars
- Armenian: խազարական (xazarakan)
- German: chasarisch
- Khakas: хазар (xazar)
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: хаза́рский (ru) (xazárskij)
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Proper noun
Khazar
- The Turkic language of the Khazar people, of which a single word is attested, 𐰸𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰇𐰢.
Translations
language
- Armenian: խազարերեն (hy) (xazareren)
- German: Chasarisch n
- Khakas: хазар тілі (xazar tìlì)
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: хаза́рский (ru) m (xazárskij) (язы́к)
- Turkish: Hazarca (tr)
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