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Usbeg

Usbeg

9.9
An older name for the language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : uzbeko
  • Many people in Uzbekistan speak Usbeg fluently.

Examples

  • I am learning Usbeg this semester.

  • Many historical documents from Central Asia are written in Usbeg.

  • He is fluent in both Russian and Usbeg.

  • She studied the grammar of Usbeg during her linguistic research.

  • Many people in Uzbekistan speak Usbeg fluently.

  • She studied the grammar of Usbeg during her linguistic research.

  • He is fluent in both Russian and Usbeg.

Synonyms

Uzbek
vsUsbeg
5.1

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan and nearby regions

is an older or variant name rather than the modern standard form
Uzbek language
vsUsbeg
5.6

A language spoken by the Uzbek people mainly in Uzbekistan and nearby countries

is an older or variant name instead of the usual current form
Usbeg language
vsUsbeg
  • Archaic
9.9

A Turkic language spoken by Uzbek people in Uzbekistan and nearby countries

is an older or alternative name rather than the commonly used modern term
Usbek language
vsUsbeg
  • Archaic
9.5

A language spoken by the Uzbek people of Central Asia, mainly in Uzbekistan

is an older or alternate name rather than the current common usage
Usbek
vsUsbeg
  • Archaic
9.9

A language spoken by people in Uzbekistan and nearby Central Asian countries

is an older or different spelling compared with the usual modern form
Uzbeg
vsUsbeg
9.3

A Turkic language that people in Uzbekistan speak

is an older or variant form used historically rather than the standard name

Compounds

Usbeg language
  • Archaic
9.9

A Turkic language spoken by Uzbek people in Uzbekistan and nearby countries

Surface Forms

Usbeg singular
Usbegs plural

Etymology

The word Usbeg comes from the name of a leader long ago, Ozbeg Khan, and the old title beg which means 'chief' or 'leader'. So Usbeg was used for the people of that leader and their speech, which is why it names the Uzbek language today.