Meanings
nounOghuz pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens
proper noun
- A subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.
Origin
- Old Turkic𐰆𐰍𐰕
- TurkishOğuz
- EnglishOghuz
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).
More words from Turkish, Old Turkic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غُزّ, أُغُزّ
- غُزّ (ḡuzz)Oghuz people
- أُغُزّ (ʔuḡuzz)Oghuz people
- أُوغُوز (ʔūḡūz)Oghuz people
- أُغُوز (ʔuḡūz)Oghuz people
Bulgarian огу́зи
- огу́зи (ogúzi)Oghuz people
Catalan oghuz
- oghuzOghuz people
Chinese Mandarin 烏古斯人 /乌古斯人
- 烏古斯人 /乌古斯人 (Wūgǔsī rén)Oghuz people
Dutch Oguzen
- OguzenOghuz people
Finnish eteläturkkilaiset kansat
- eteläturkkilaiset kansatOghuz people
French Oghouzes
- OghouzesOghuz people
German Oghusen
- OghusenOghuz people
Hebrew אוע׳וז
- אוע׳וזOghuz people
Hungarian úzok
- úzokOghuz people
Indonesian Oghuz, Oguz
- OghuzOghuz people
- OguzOghuz people
Japanese オグズ
- オグズ (Oguzu)Oghuz people
Norwegian oghuz-tyrkere
- oghuz-tyrkereOghuz people
Persian اغوز
- اغوز (oġuz)Oghuz people
Polish oguzowie
- oguzowieOghuz people
Portuguese oguz
- oguzOghuz people
Russian огу́зы
- огу́зы (ogúzy)Oghuz people
Swedish oghuzer
- oghuzerOghuz people
Turkish Oğuz, Oğuzlar
- OğuzOghuz people
- OğuzlarOghuz people
- Oğuz TürkleriOghuz people
Ukrainian огу́зи, гу́зи
- огу́зи (ohúzy)Oghuz people
- гу́зи (húzy)Oghuz people
Cite this entry
APA
Oghuz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oghuz
MLA
“Oghuz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oghuz. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oghuz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oghuz.
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