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Uzbek

Uzbek

5.1
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan and nearby regions
  • noun
  • /ʊzˈbɛk/
translation icon : uzbeko
  • I am learning Uzbek to communicate better with my friends from Uzbekistan.

These are people who, you know, Uzbek is a Turkish language, right?

Examples

  • She reads books written in Uzbek to improve her language skills.

  • The professor specializes in the Uzbek language and its historical development.

  • These are people who, you know, Uzbek is a Turkish language, right?

    Lex Fridman

Synonyms

Uzbek language
vsUzbek
5.6

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

is the standard modern name rather than a variant spelling or label
Usbek language
vsUzbek
  • Archaic
9.5

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

is centered on that country's use and nearby regions rather than the whole region
Usbeg language
vsUzbek
  • Archaic
9.9

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

focuses on use mainly in that country and surrounding regions rather than elsewhere
Uzbeg
vsUzbek
9.3

A Turkic language that people in Uzbekistan speak

emphasizes concentration in one country and nearby areas rather than across the region
Usbek
vsUzbek
  • Archaic
9.9

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

limits use to one main country and nearby regions rather than all Central Asia
Usbeg
vsUzbek
  • Archaic
9.9

An older name for the language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan

is the current standard name rather than an older or variant label

Compounds

Uzbek language
5.6

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

Surface Forms

Uzbek singular
Uzbeks plural

Etymology

Uzbek for the language comes from the name of the people and that name is made of Turkic parts öz 'self' and bek 'leader'. So Uzbek is the language spoken by the people named after that 'self leader'.