Meanings
nounKyrgyz (plural Kyrgyz or Kyrgyzes)
plural Kyrgyzes · alternative Kirghiz · alternative Kirgiz · alternative Kyrghyz · alternative Qirghiz · alternative Qyrghyz
- A member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan.
- nonstandardA member of a Siberian Turkic people now known as Khakas.
Origin
- Kyrgyzкырк ууз“forty tribes”
- Kyrgyzкыргыз
- EnglishKyrgyz
From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz.
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Afrikaans Kirgies, Kirgisiër
- Kirgiesmember of a Turkic people
- Kirgisiërmember of a Turkic people
- Kirgisieslanguage
- Kirgieslanguage
- Kirgisiesof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
- Kirgiesof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Arabic قِيرْغِيزِيّ, قِيرْغِيزِيَّة
- قِيرْغِيزِيّ (qīrḡīziyy)member of a Turkic people
- قِيرْغِيزِيَّة (qīrḡīziyya)member of a Turkic people
- قِيرْغِيزِيَّة (qīrḡīziyya)language
- قِيرْغِيزِيّ (qīrḡīziyy)language
- قِيرْغِيزِيّ (qīrḡīziyy)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Bengali কিরগিজ, কিরগিজ
- কিরগিজ (kirgij)member of a Turkic people
- কিরগিজ (kirgij)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Bulgarian кирги́зки
- кирги́зки (kirgízki)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Catalan kirguís, kirguís
- kirguísmember of a Turkic people
- kirguíslanguage
Chinese Mandarin 吉爾吉斯人 /吉尔吉斯人, 柯爾克孜族 /柯尔克孜族
- 吉爾吉斯人 /吉尔吉斯人 (Jí'ěrjísī rén)member of a Turkic people
- 柯爾克孜族 /柯尔克孜族 (Kē'ěrkèzīzú)member of a Turkic people
- 吉爾吉斯語 /吉尔吉斯语 (Jí'ěrjísī yǔ)language
- 柯爾克孜語 /柯尔克孜语 (kē'ěrkèzīyǔ)language
- 吉爾吉斯 /吉尔吉斯 (Jí'ěrjísī)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
- 柯爾克孜 /柯尔克孜 (kē'ěrkèzī)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Czech Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzka
- Kyrgyzmember of a Turkic people
- Kyrgyzkamember of a Turkic people
- kirgizštinalanguage
- kyrgyzskýof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Danish kirgiser, kirgisisk
- kirgisermember of a Turkic people
- kirgisisklanguage
- kirgisiskof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Dutch Kirgies, Kirgizische
- Kirgiesmember of a Turkic people
- Kirgizischemember of a Turkic people
- Kirgizischlanguage
- Kirgizischof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Estonian kirgiis, kirgiisi keel
- kirgiismember of a Turkic people
- kirgiisi keellanguage
- kirgiisiof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Finnish kirgiisi, kirgiisi
- kirgiisimember of a Turkic people
- kirgiisilanguage
- kirgisialainenof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
French Kirghize, Kirghiz
- Kirghizemember of a Turkic people
- Kirghizmember of a Turkic people
- kirghizlanguage
- kirghizeof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
- kirghizof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
German Kirgise, Kirgisin
- Kirgisemember of a Turkic people
- Kirgisinmember of a Turkic people
- Kirgisischlanguage
- kirgisischof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Hindi किरगिज़, किर्गिज़
- किरगिज़ (kirgiz)member of a Turkic people
- किर्गिज़ (kirgiz)member of a Turkic people
- किर्गिज़ (kirgiz)language
- किर्गिज़ (kirgiz)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Hungarian kirgiz, kirgiz
- kirgizmember of a Turkic people
- kirgizlanguage
- kirgizof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Irish Cirgeasach, Cirgisis
- Cirgeasachmember of a Turkic people
- Cirgisislanguage
- Cirgeasachof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Italian kirghiso, chirghiso
- kirghisolanguage
- chirghisolanguage
Japanese キルギス人, キルギス語
- キルギス人 (kirugisu-jin)member of a Turkic people
- キルギス語 (Kirugisu-go)language
- キルギス (Kirugisu)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Korean 키르기스인, 키르기스 사람
- 키르기스인 (kireugiseu'in)member of a Turkic people
- 키르기스 사람 (kireugiseu saram)member of a Turkic people
- 키르기스어 (Kireugiseueo)language
- 키르기스 (Kireugiseu)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Latvian kirgīzs, kirgīziete
- kirgīzsmember of a Turkic people
- kirgīzietemember of a Turkic people
- kirgīzulanguage
- kirgīzu valodalanguage
- kirgīzuof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
- kirgīzisksof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Malay Kyrgyz
- Kyrgyzof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Norwegian Bokmål kirgiser, kirgisisk
- kirgisermember of a Turkic people
- kirgisisklanguage
- kirgisiskof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Persian قرقیز, زبان قرقیزی
- قرقیز (qerqiz)member of a Turkic people
- زبان قرقیزی (zabân-e qerqizi)language
- قرقیزی (qerqizi)language
- قرقیزی (qerqizi)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Polish Kirgiz, Kirgizka
- Kirgizmember of a Turkic people
- Kirgizkamember of a Turkic people
- kirgiskilanguage
- kirgiskiof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Portuguese quirguiz, quirguiz
- quirguizmember of a Turkic people
- quirguizlanguage
- quirguizof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Romanian kârgâz, kârgâză
- kârgâzmember of a Turkic people
- kârgâzămember of a Turkic people
- kirghizmember of a Turkic people
- kirghizămember of a Turkic people
- kirghizălanguage
- kirghizof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Russian кирги́з, кирги́зка
- кирги́з (kirgíz)member of a Turkic people
- кирги́зка (kirgízka)member of a Turkic people
- кыргы́з (kyrgýz)member of a Turkic people
- кыргы́зка (kyrgýzka)member of a Turkic people
- кирги́зский язы́к (kirgízskij jazýk)language
- кирги́зский (kirgízskij)language
- кыргызский (kyrgyzskij)language
- кирги́зский (kirgízskij)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
- кыргы́зский (kyrgýzskij)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Slovak kirgizština, kirgizský
- kirgizštinalanguage
- kirgizskýof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Spanish kirguiso, kirguiso
- kirguisomember of a Turkic people
- kirguisolanguage
- kirguisoof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Swahili Mkirigizi, Kikirigizi
- Mkirigizimember of a Turkic people
- Kikirigizilanguage
Swedish kirgiziska, kirgisiska
- kirgiziskalanguage
- kirgisiskalanguage
- kirgiziskof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Thai คีร์กีซ
- คีร์กีซof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Turkish Kırgız, Kırgızca
- Kırgızmember of a Turkic people
- Kırgızcalanguage
- Kırgızof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Ukrainian кирги́з, кирги́зка
- кирги́з (kyrhýz)member of a Turkic people
- кирги́зка (kyrhýzka)member of a Turkic people
- кирги́зький (kyrhýzʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Urdu ْکِرْغِز
- ْکِرْغِز (kirġiz)language
Vietnamese Kiếc-ghi-di
- Kiếc-ghi-diof, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
Cite this entry
APA
Kyrgyz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyrgyz
MLA
“Kyrgyz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyrgyz. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kyrgyz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyrgyz.
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