Ingush

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noun

A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.

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Ingushetian
OriginRussian ингуши →
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Meanings

nounIngush (plural Ingushes or Ingush)

plural Ingushes

  1. A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.
  2. inexactSynonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

    Synonyms: Ingushetian

proper noun
  1. The language of the Ingush, a member of the Nakh family.
adjectiveIngush (comparative more Ingush, superlative most Ingush)

comparative more Ingush · superlative most Ingush

  1. Of or related to the Ingush people.
  2. Of or related to the Ingush language.
  3. inexactSynonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

    Synonyms: Ingushetian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

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Ingushetian

adjectiveSynonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

Similar
Ingushetian
Also see
ingushetian

Origin

  1. Russianингуши
  2. EnglishIngush

From Russian ингуши (inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

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Translations

Arabic إِنْغُوشِيّ
  • إِنْغُوشِيّ (ʔinḡūšiyy)A member of the Ingush people
Catalan ingúix, ingúix
  • ingúixA member of the Ingush people
  • ingúixNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingúixof or pertaining to the Ingush
Chinese Mandarin 印古什人, 印古什語 /印古什语
  • 印古什人 (Yìngǔshí rén)A member of the Ingush people
  • 印古什語 /印古什语 (Yìngǔshí yǔ)Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Czech inguština
  • inguštinaNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Dutch Ingoesjetisch
  • IngoesjetischNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
French Ingouche, ingouche
  • IngoucheA member of the Ingush people
  • ingoucheNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingoucheof or pertaining to the Ingush
German Ingusche, Inguschin
  • InguscheA member of the Ingush people
  • InguschinA member of the Ingush people
  • InguschischNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • InguschetischNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • inguschischof or pertaining to the Ingush
  • inguschetischof or pertaining to the Ingush
Irish Iongúisis
  • IongúisisNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Japanese イングーシ人, イングーシ語
  • イングーシ人 (Ingūshi-jin)A member of the Ingush people
  • イングーシ語 (Ingūshi-go)Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
Portuguese inguche, inguche
  • ingucheA member of the Ingush people
  • ingucheof or pertaining to the Ingush
Romanian inguș, ingușă
  • ingușA member of the Ingush people
  • ingușăA member of the Ingush people
  • ingușăNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingușof or pertaining to the Ingush
Russian ингу́ш, ингу́шка
  • ингу́ш (ingúš)A member of the Ingush people
  • ингу́шка (ingúška)A member of the Ingush people
  • ингу́шский (ingúšskij)Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ингу́шский (ingúšskij)of or pertaining to the Ingush
Slovak inguština, ingušský
  • inguštinaNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • ingušskýof or pertaining to the Ingush
Spanish ingusetio, ingusetio
  • ingusetioA member of the Ingush people
  • ingusetioNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • inguestioof or pertaining to the Ingush
Turkish İnguş, İnguşça
  • İnguşA member of the Ingush people
  • İnguşçaNakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • İnguşof or pertaining to the Ingush

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APA

Ingush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingush

MLA

“Ingush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ingush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingush.

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