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Turki

DEFINITIONS OF: Turki

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n a subfamily of Altaic languages

Synonyms:
Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar
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Turkish
a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman
the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman
Azerbaijani
the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani
Kazak, Kazakh
the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak
Tatar
the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek
the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek
Uighur, Uigur, Uygur
the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China
Yakut
the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut
Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz
the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz
Karakalpak
the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak
Chuvash
the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash
Chagatai, Eastern Turki, Jagatai, Jaghatai
a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
Type of:
Altaic, Altaic language
a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe

n any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language

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Turk
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
Azerbaijani
a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan
Chuvash
a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia
Karakalpak
a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia
Kazak, Kazakh
a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz
a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia
Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman
a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
Uighur, Uigur, Uygur
a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek
a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas
Yakut
a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin)
Osmanli, Ottoman, Ottoman Turk
a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
effendi
a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
Type of:
Asian, Asiatic
a native or inhabitant of Asia
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