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Kazakh

Kazakh

1 6.3
A person from Kazakhstan or the Turkic language they speak
  • proper noun
  • /kəˈzɑk/
translation icon : kazajo
  • As a Kazakh, he proudly shares the traditions of his culture with others.
  • speak Kazakh
  • Russian and Kazakh

Examples

  • And it's like Kazakh, what, what's happening again?

  • Or was it the 8.3 million Uyghurs—Muslims who speak a language related to Turkish and Kazakh, some of whom look European?

    Academic text (2010)
  • - No, I am a Kazakh.

  • The party has a weekly publication that is printed in Russian and Kazakh with a circulation of 40,000.

    Academic text (1994)
  • He at least would not mistake a dead Kazakh for a leopard lying in wait.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Many Kazakh people celebrate Nauryz, marking the arrival of spring.

  • The Kazakh language has a rich history influenced by its Turkic roots.

Synonyms

Kazakh language
vsKazakh
7.2

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

also refers to people from Kazakhstan as well as the language
Kazak
vsKazakh
8.9

The Turkic language spoken by people in Kazakhstan

also refers to people from Kazakhstan as well as the language
Kazak language
vsKazakh
7.4

A Turkic language that Kazakh people speak in Kazakhstan and nearby areas

also refers to people from Kazakhstan as well as the language
Kazakhstani
vsKazakh
6.0

A person from Kazakhstan

also names the Turkic language, not only the people

Compounds

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

Surface Forms

Kazakh main

Etymology

Kazakh comes from qazaq, 'free' or 'wanderer', a name for nomadic people; today a Kazakh can mean a person from that people or the language they speak. This origin explains why the word refers to both the people and their language.