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dzhigit

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Etymology

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From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (yeget, young male)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).

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Noun

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dzhigit (plural dzhigits)

  1. A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  2. (Caucasus, Central Asia) A brave man in general.
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