Kipchak

English

Alternative forms

• Kypchak, Kipczak, Qipchak, Qipchaq, Qypchaq, Kipjak

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кипча́к (kipčák).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɪpˈtʃɑːk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kɪpˈt͡ʃæk/

Noun

Kipchak (plural Kipchaks)

1. (historical) a member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederation that overran the Eurasian steppe in mid-11th century.

Synonyms

• Cuman

Translations

member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederation

• Armenian: ղփչաղ (ġpʻčʻaġ)
• Azerbaijani: Qıpçaq
• Georgian: ყივჩაყი (q̇ivčaq̇i), ყიფჩაღი (q̇ipčaɣi)
• Hungarian: kipcsak (hu)
• Kazakh: қыпшақ (qypşaq)
• Khakas: хыпсах (xıpsax)
• Ottoman Turkish: قیپچاق (Kıpçak)
• Persian: قبچاق (qebčâq)
• Russian: кыпча́к (ru) m (kypčák), кипча́к (ru) m (kipčák)
• Turkish: Kıpçak (tr)

Adjective

Kipchak (not comparable)

1. of or relating to the Kipchak people or their language

Translations

of or relating to the Kipchak people or their language

• Hungarian: kipcsak (hu)
• Kazakh: қыпшақ (qypşaq)
• Khakas: хыпсах (xıpsax)
• Russian: кыпчакский (ru) (kypčakskij)

Proper noun

Kipchak

1. The Turkic language of the Kipchak people
2. (historical) The lands of the Kipchak people
   • 1854, J. Cumming, "Signs of the Times: The Moslem and His End, the Christian and His Hope", "The Ottoman Empire", The Church of England Quarterly Review..., Vol. XXXVI (New Ser. Vol. II), p. 189:

     Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.

Translations

language

• Armenian: ղփչաղերեն (ġpʻčʻaġeren)
• Hungarian: kipcsak (hu)
• Khakas: хыпсах тілі (xıpsax tìlì)
• Russian: кыпчакский (ru) (kypčakskij)
• Turkish: Kıpçakça (tr)