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Oghuz

/oʊˈɡuːz/

Oghuz noun: a group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens.

Noun

Oghuz pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens

Proper noun

Oghuz

  1. A subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.

Oghuz meaning in Marathi, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

Oghuz in Marathi

Oghuz people
ओघुझ oghujh

Oghuz in Arabic

Oghuz people
غُزّ ḡuzz, أُغُزّ ʔuḡuzz, أُوغُوز ʔūḡūz, أُغُوز ʔuḡūz

Oghuz in Indonesian

Oghuz people
Oghuz, Oguz

Oghuz in Persian

Oghuz people
اغوز oġuz

Origin of Oghuz

From Turkish Oğuz, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰕 (wg¹z), a term for a military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (ok, “arrow”) (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such military divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).

Words formed from Oghuz

  • Proto-Oghuz

Questions about Oghuz

What does Oghuz mean?
Oghuz means a group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens.
What is Oghuz in Marathi?
Oghuz in Marathi is ओघुझ (oghujh). See Oghuz meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Oghuz?
Oghuz can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oghuz?
Oghuz is pronounced /oʊˈɡuːz/.

Words near Oghuz in the dictionary

  1. oghamists
  2. oghams
  3. oghi
  4. Oghur
  5. Oghuric
  6. Oghuz
  7. Oghuzz
  8. ogi
  9. Ogier
  10. Ogikubo
  11. Ogilvie

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