Kyrgyz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Kyrgyz кырк кыз (kırk kız, “forty girls”), a reference to the Epic of Manas unifying forty small tribes against the Chinese and the Muslim expansion; or possibly from Kyrgyz кырк ууз" (kırk uuz") (the forty tribes); or possibly from "кыргыс" (imperishable, inextinguishable, undying).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːɡɪz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/

Noun

Kyrgyz (plural Kyrgyz)

  1. member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan

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Proper noun

Kyrgyz

  1. The Western Turkic language of Kyrgyz people.

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Adjective

Kyrgyz (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language.

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Czech

Noun

Kyrgyz m

  1. Kyrgyz (person)
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