Jaghatay
/ˈdʒæɡətaɪ/noun
A historical variant of Chagatai, the name of a son of Genghis Khan and of the Central Asian khanate, dynasty, and literary Turkic language associated with him.
Did you know?Chagatai, also written Jaghatay, became the label for a prestigious literary language used by poets and rulers across Central Asia, including the Timurid court.
Etymological Timeline
13th Century
Mongolian
Čaγatai
“Personal name of Chagatai, the second son of Genghis Khan; the name’s deeper meaning is uncertain.”
13th–14th Century
Mongolian/Persian
Chaghatay
“Name applied to the Chagatai ulus, the Central Asian realm associated with Chagatai’s descendants.”
14th–15th Century
Turkic
čaghatāy
“Designation for the Turkic literary language that developed in Central Asia under Chagatai political and cultural influence.”
15th–16th Century
Persian and Turkic
Chaghatāy
“Established courtly and literary label for the language and its cultural sphere.”
Modern English
English
Jaghatay
“A historical variant spelling of Chagatai, referring to the Mongol prince, Central Asian dynasty or khanate, and associated literary language.”
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