Turkologist

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noun

A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, and Karakalpak.

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Meanings

nounTurkologist (plural Turkologists)

plural Turkologists

  1. A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, and Karakalpak.

Origin

From Turkology + -ist.

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Translations

French turcologue
  • turcologuescholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples
Persian ترکشناس
  • ترکشناس (tork-šenâs)scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples
Polish turkolog
  • turkologscholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples
Russian тюрко́лог
  • тюрко́лог (tjurkólog)scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Turkologist

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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