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Usbek

Usbek

9.9
A language spoken by people in Uzbekistan and nearby Central Asian countries
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : uzbeko
  • I am learning Usbek to communicate with my friends in Uzbekistan.

Examples

  • She has been studying Usbek to better communicate with her colleagues in Tashkent.

  • The radio broadcast is available in English, Russian, and Usbek.

  • Several classic Central Asian poems were originally written in Usbek.

  • Is Usbek difficult to learn for English speakers?

  • She has been studying Usbek to better communicate with her colleagues in Tashkent.

  • Several classic Central Asian poems were originally written in Usbek.

  • The radio broadcast is available in English, Russian, and Usbek.

Synonyms

Usbek language
vsUsbek
  • Archaic
9.5

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

is focused on the whole Central Asia region rather than one specific country
Uzbeg
vsUsbek
9.3

A Turkic language that people in Uzbekistan speak

is the same meaning but a different written form of the name
Uzbek language
vsUsbek
5.6

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

is about use across Central Asia rather than mainly one country
Usbeg language
vsUsbek
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is focused on the broader Central Asia region rather than a single country
Uzbek
vsUsbek
5.1

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan and nearby regions

is defined by its Central Asia scope rather than just one country
Usbeg
vsUsbek
  • Archaic
9.9

An older name for the language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan

is the modern or standard name rather than an older variant

Compounds

Usbek language
  • Archaic
9.5

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

Surface Forms

Usbek singular
Usbeks plural

Etymology

The word Usbek comes from an old Turkic name made of öz 'self' or 'own' and bek 'chief' or 'lord', and today the same group is usually called Uzbek. So Usbek the language is simply the speech of the Uzbek people.