kirghiz

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Turkish ethnic group in Kyrgyzstan
A language of Kyrgyzstan
{i} native Turkic language spoken in Kirghizstan; member of a people of Kyrgyzstan
a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia
the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people
the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia
{s} of or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan or its people
kirghiz

    Hyphenation

    Kir·ghiz

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Possibly from the Kyrgyz words "кырк кыз" (forty girls), a reference to the Manas epic unifying forty small tribes against the Chinese and the Muslim expansion; or possibly from "кырк ууз" (the forty tribes); or possibly from "кыргыс" (imperishable, inextinguishable, undying).
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