Nakh

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proper noun

A group of languages within Northeast Caucasian, spoken chiefly by the Chechens and Ingush in the North Caucasus within Southern Russia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A group of languages within Northeast Caucasian, spoken chiefly by the Chechens and Ingush in the North Caucasus within Southern Russia.
nounNakh pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe speakers of these languages.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kistkistian

Origin

An exonym of Nakh origin given by Russian ethnographers, derived from [script needed] (nakh, “people”). Compare Chechen нохчи (noxči). More at Nakh.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

khanhankKahnankh
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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