Kirghiz Definition

kirgēz
kirghizes
noun
A member of a people living chiefly in Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas.
Webster's New World
The Turkic language of this people.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
Wiktionary
Turkish ethnic group in Kyrgyzstan.
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Origin of Kirghiz

  • 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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