Oghuz

English

Etymology

From Turkish Oğuz, from an Old Turkic oguz‎, a term for a tribal military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of ok‎ (“arrow”) (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such tribes or divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oʊˈguːz/ invalid IPA characters (g), replace g with ɡ

Proper noun

Oghuz

  1. A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens

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