Kazakh
See also: kazakh
English
Etymology 1
From Russian каза́х (kazáx). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæzæk/, /kəˈzɑːk/
Noun
Kazakh (plural Kazakhs)
- A person from Kazakhstan or of Kazakh descent.
Translations
a person of Kazakh descent
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a person from Kazakhstan — see Kazakhstani
Proper noun
Kazakh
- The national language of Kazakhstan.
Translations
language
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Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code kk, ISO 639-3 code kaz
- Ethnologue entry for Kazakh, kk
Adjective
Kazakh (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
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pertaining to the Kazakhstan — see Kazakhstani
Etymology 2
From Russian Каза́х (Kazáx).
Proper noun
Kazakh
- Alternative form of Gazakh
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “казак”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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