Ingush

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noun

A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounIngush (plural Ingushes or Ingush)

plural Ingushes

  1. inexactSynonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

    Synonyms: Ingushetian

proper noun
  1. The language of the Ingush, a member of the Nakh family.
adjectiveIngush (comparative more Ingush, superlative most Ingush)

comparative more Ingush · superlative most Ingush

  1. Of or related to the Ingush people.
  2. Of or related to the Ingush language.
  3. inexactSynonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

    Synonyms: Ingushetian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

adjectiveSynonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

Also see

Origin

  1. Russianингуши
  2. EnglishIngush

From Russian ингуши (inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

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Translations

Arabic إِنْغُوشِيّ
  • إِنْغُوشِيّ (ʔinḡūšiyy)A member of the Ingush people
Catalan ingúix, ingúix
  • ingúixA member of the Ingush people
  • ingúixNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingúixof or pertaining to the Ingush
Chinese Mandarin 印古什人, 印古什語 /印古什语
  • 印古什人 (Yìngǔshí rén)A member of the Ingush people
  • 印古什語 /印古什语 (Yìngǔshí yǔ)Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Czech inguština
  • inguštinaNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Dutch Ingoesjetisch
  • IngoesjetischNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
French Ingouche, ingouche
  • IngoucheA member of the Ingush people
  • ingoucheNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingoucheof or pertaining to the Ingush
German Ingusche, Inguschin
  • InguscheA member of the Ingush people
  • InguschinA member of the Ingush people
  • InguschischNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • InguschetischNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • inguschischof or pertaining to the Ingush
  • inguschetischof or pertaining to the Ingush
Irish Iongúisis
  • IongúisisNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Japanese イングーシ人, イングーシ語
  • イングーシ人 (Ingūshi-jin)A member of the Ingush people
  • イングーシ語 (Ingūshi-go)Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Portuguese inguche, inguche
  • ingucheA member of the Ingush people
  • ingucheof or pertaining to the Ingush
Romanian inguș, ingușă
  • ingușA member of the Ingush people
  • ingușăA member of the Ingush people
  • ingușăNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingușof or pertaining to the Ingush
Russian ингу́ш, ингу́шка
  • ингу́ш (ingúš)A member of the Ingush people
  • ингу́шка (ingúška)A member of the Ingush people
  • ингу́шский (ingúšskij)Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ингу́шский (ingúšskij)of or pertaining to the Ingush
Slovak inguština, ingušský
  • inguštinaNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingušskýof or pertaining to the Ingush
Spanish ingusetio, ingusetio
  • ingusetioA member of the Ingush people
  • ingusetioNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • inguestioof or pertaining to the Ingush
Turkish İnguş, İnguşça
  • İnguşA member of the Ingush people
  • İnguşçaNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • İnguşof or pertaining to the Ingush

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APA

Ingush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingush

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“Ingush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingush. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ingush,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingush.

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