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Kirghiz

/ˈkɜːɡɪz/US/kɪɹˈɡiːz/

Kirghiz is the alternative form of Kyrgyz.

Meaning of Kyrgyz

Noun

Kyrgyz (plural Kyrgyz)

  1. Member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan
  2. (nonstandard) Member of a Siberian Turkic people now known as Khakas

See all 4 meanings of Kyrgyz

Forms of Kirghiz

pluralKirghiz

Origin of Kirghiz

Borrowed from Russian кирги́з (kirgíz).

Questions about Kirghiz

What is Kirghiz the alternative form of?
Kirghiz is the alternative form of Kyrgyz.
How do you pronounce Kirghiz?
Kirghiz is pronounced /ˈkɜːɡɪz/ (UK).

Words near Kirghiz in the dictionary

  1. Kirchoff's current law
  2. Kirchoff's voltage law
  3. Kirchoffs
  4. Kirdi
  5. Kirghese
  6. Kirghiz
  7. Kirghizean
  8. Kirghizeans
  9. Kirgiz
  10. Kirgizstan
  11. kiriban

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Kirghiz (page history and authors); Kyrgyz (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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