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dzhigit

dzhigit noun: a skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Noun

dzhigit (plural dzhigits)

  1. A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  2. (Central-Asia, Caucasus) A brave man in general.

Forms of dzhigit

pluraldzhigits
alternative formdjigit
alternative formjigit

Origin of dzhigit

From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (yeget, “young male”)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).

Questions about dzhigit

What does dzhigit mean?
Dzhigit means a skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
What part of speech is dzhigit?
Dzhigit is a noun.
What is the plural of dzhigit?
The plural of dzhigit is dzhigits.

Words near dzhigit in the dictionary

  1. Dzhankoi
  2. Dzhankoj
  3. Dzhankoy
  4. dzharkenite
  5. dzhezkazganite
  6. dzhigit
  7. dzhigitovka
  8. dzhigits
  9. dzho
  10. Dzhokhar
  11. dzhos

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