Kyrgyz

//ˈkɪɹɡɪz// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan
  2. 2
    Member of a Siberian Turkic people now known as Khakas nonstandard
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or relating to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people, or the Kyrgyz language not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Turkic language of the Kyrgyz people

Example

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"A young Kyrgyz woman, creating a miracle with her own hands in Moscow, amazed the Dagestanis."

Etymology

From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz.

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