Kirghiz
- noun
- /ˈkɪrɡɪz/
- She studied the Kirghiz language as part of her research on Central Asian cultures.
Examples
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The book was translated from Kirghiz into Russian and English.
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I am learning Kirghiz to communicate with my friends in Kyrgyzstan.
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Many folk tales have been preserved in Kirghiz for centuries.
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The Kirghiz language has many unique sounds.
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Many folk tales have been preserved in Kirghiz for centuries.
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She studied the Kirghiz language as part of her research on Central Asian cultures.
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The book was translated from Kirghiz into Russian and English.
Synonyms
A language that Kirghiz people speak in Kyrgyzstan and nearby regions
A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan
A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas
The language that Kyrgyz people speak in Kyrgyzstan
The language spoken by people in Kyrgyzstan
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Kirghiz, also spelled Kyrgyz, probably comes from a Turkic word kyrk that means 'forty', from a story about 'forty tribes' who joined together. So Kirghiz names the people and their language, the language of those 'forty' tribes.