Kyrgyz
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргыс (kırgıs, “imperishable, inextinguishable, undying”); or less likely from кырк кыз (kırk kız, “forty girls”), a reference to the Epic of Manas unifying forty small tribes against the Chinese and the Muslim expansion. More at Kyrgyz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kyrgyz (plural Kyrgyz)
- member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan
Translations[edit]
member of a Turkic people
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Proper noun[edit]
Kyrgyz
- The Western Turkic language of Kyrgyz people.
Translations[edit]
language
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Further reading[edit]
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kyrgyz terms
- ISO 639-1 code ky, ISO 639-3 code kir (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Kyrgyz, kir
Adjective[edit]
Kyrgyz (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language.
Translations[edit]
of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
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Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name in Kyrgyz, probably of Turkic origin. More at Kyrgyz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kyrgyz m anim (feminine Kyrgyzka)
- Kyrgyz (person)
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms[edit]
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