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Kumyk

Kumyk noun: a member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living predominantly in Dagestan.

Noun

Kumyk (plural Kumyks)

  1. A member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living predominantly in Dagestan.

Proper noun

Kumyk

  1. a Turkic language spoken by the Kumyks in the Dagestan region of the Russian Federation.

Forms of Kumyk

pluralKumyks

Origin of Kumyk

From Russian кумык (kumyk), from Kumyk къумукъ (qumuq).

Questions about Kumyk

What does Kumyk mean?
Kumyk means a member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living predominantly in Dagestan.
What part of speech is Kumyk?
Kumyk can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Kumyk?
The plural of Kumyk is Kumyks.

Words near Kumyk in the dictionary

  1. Kumuks
  2. Kumuls
  3. Kumundhoo
  4. Kumuram Bheem Asifabad
  5. Kumux
  6. Kumyk
  7. Kumyks
  8. kumys
  9. kumyshka
  10. Kumārajīva
  11. kun

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