Name Qytai Type Country Usage Kazakh, Bashkir Scripts Ҡытай(Bashkir) Қытай(Kazakh) قىتاي(Kazakh Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /qə.ˈtaj/(Kazakh) /qɯ̞.ˈtɑj/(Bashkir) Other Forms FormsQytay, Qitai, Qitay Edit Status Status Meaning & History Kazakh form of CATHAY, used as the Kazakh name for China. It is also an alternate transcription of Bashkir Qytay.