dzhigit

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noun

A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

OriginTurkic ← Russian джиги́т →
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Meanings

noundzhigit (plural dzhigits)

plural dzhigits · alternative djigit · alternative jigit

  1. A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  2. Central AsiaCaucasusA brave man in general.

Origin

  1. Russianджиги́т
  2. Turkic
  3. Englishdzhigit

From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (yeget, “young male”)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).

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Translations

Bulgarian джиги́т
  • джиги́т (džigít)a brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Estonian džigitt
  • džigitta brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Finnish dzhigitti
  • dzhigittia brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
French djiguite
  • djiguitea brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
German Dschigit
  • Dschigita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Hungarian dzsigit
  • dzsigita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Italian gighit
  • gighita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Latvian džigits
  • džigitsa brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Lithuanian džigitas
  • džigitasa brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Polish dżygit
  • dżygita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Portuguese djigit
  • djigita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Romanian djighit
  • djighita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Russian джиги́т
  • джиги́т (džigít)a brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Turkish atlı, yiğit
  • atlıa brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
  • yiğita brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Ukrainian джиґі́т, джигі́т
  • джиґі́т (džygít)a brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
  • джигі́т (džyhít)a brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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