Kazakh Definition

käzäk, kə-zäk
kazakhs
adjective
Of or relating to Kazakhstan or its people, language, or culture.
American Heritage
noun
A native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan.
American Heritage
A member of a people living chiefly in Kazakhstan and adjacent parts of China.
Webster's New World
A person of Kazakh ancestry.
American Heritage
The Turkic language of this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

The national language of Kazakhstan.

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Alternative form of Gazakh.

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Other Word Forms of Kazakh

Noun

Singular:
Kazakh
Plural:
kazakhs

Origin of Kazakh

  • Russian kazakh from Kazakh qazaq from Old Turkic qazghaq a profiteer from qazqhanmaq to acquire from qazmaq to dig out

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Russian казах (kazax). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Russian Каза́х (Kazáx).

    From Wiktionary

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