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Khazar

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kəˈzɑː/
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  • US: /kəˈzɑːɹ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Khazars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Turkic language of the Khazar people, of which only a single word is attested, 𐰸𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰇𐰢 (q̊1qur1üm).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A Jew, particularly of Ashkenazi origin, by reference to a discredited, racist myth of their origin in Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, offensive, slang

Examples

  • The Khazars have been hogging public services.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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 khɑ^X-sɑt̚ buo^X), 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.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խազարական (xazarakan) — of or relating to Khazars
  • German: chasarisch — of or relating to Khazars
  • Khakas: хазар (xazar) — of or relating to Khazars
  • Russian: хаза́рский (xazárskij) — of or relating to Khazars
  • Armenian: խազարերեն (xazareren) — language
  • German: Chasarisch — language
  • Khakas: хазар тілі (xazar tìlì) — language
  • Russian: хаза́рский (xazárskij) — language
  • Turkish: Hazarca — language
  • Arabic: خَزَر (ḵazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Armenian: խազար (xazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Old Armenian: խազիրք (xazirkʻ) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Azerbaijani: xəzər — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Belarusian: хаза́р (xazár) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可薩人 /可萨人 — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Dutch: chazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • French: khazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Georgian: ხაზარი (xazari) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • German: Chasar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • German: Chasarin — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Greek: Χάζαρος (Cházaros) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Hebrew: כּוּזָרִי (kuzari) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Hindi: ख़ज़र (xazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Hungarian: kazár — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Italian: Cazaro — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Italian: Khazaro — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Japanese: ハザール (hazāru) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Kazakh: хазар (xazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Khakas: хазар (xazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Korean: 하자르 (hajareu) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Iranian Persian: خَزَر (xazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Polish: Chazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Polish: Chazarka — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Russian: хаза́р (xazár) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Russian: хаза́рка (xazárka) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Spanish: jázaro — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Spanish: jazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Swedish: khazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Tatar: хәзәр (xäzär) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Turkish: Hazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Ukrainian: хоза́р (xozár) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Urdu: خَزَر (xazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Uzbek: xazar — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Yiddish: כּוזרי (kuzri) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe
  • Yiddish: כאַזאַר (khazar) — member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe