مىللەت

Uyghur

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic	مىللەت
Latin	‍millet‍
Cyrillic	милләт

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ملت (millet), from Arabic مِلَّة (milla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /millɛt/

Noun

مىللەت • (millet) (plural مىللەتلەر (milletler))

1. nation, ethnic group

Derived terms

• مىللەتچى (milletchi, “nationalist”)
  • مىللەتچىلىك (milletchilik, “nationalism”)

Related terms

• مىللىي (milliy, “national”)

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN