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Kazakh

Kazakh

7.2
A person from a Turkic people native to Kazakhstan
  • noun
  • /kəˈzɑk/
translation icon : kazajo
  • The Kazakh people celebrate their rich cultural heritage through music and dance.

Examples

  • Many Kazakh families still practice traditional nomadic lifestyles in the vast steppes.

  • The festival attracted visitors from around the world to learn about Kazakh customs.

  • The great Kazakh forces said I like this.

  • Reformist jadeeds, traditionalist basmatis, the Tashkent, Soviet, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz nomads, and local emirs were all vying for influence.

Synonyms

Kazak
vsKazakh
8.2

A person from Kazakhstan who belongs to the Turkic ethnic group there

is for a member who is Muslim in the present rather than only traditionally

Compounds

Kazakh language
7.2

A Turkic language spoken by Kazakh people in Kazakhstan and nearby areas

Surface Forms

Kazakh singular
Kazakhs plural

Etymology

Kazakh comes from the Turkic word qazaq, meaning 'free' or 'wanderer', and it is the same root as the English word Cossack. That's why Kazakh names the ethnic group who once lived a nomad life and valued independence.