مىللەت

Uyghur

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic	مىللەت
Latin	‍millet‍
Cyrillic	милләт

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ملت (millet), from Arabic مِلَّة (milla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /millɛt/

Noun

مىللەت • (millet) (plural مىللەتلەر (milletler))

nation, ethnic group

Derived terms

مىللەتچى (milletchi, “nationalist”)
- مىللەتچىلىك (milletchilik, “nationalism”)

Related terms

مىللىي (milliy, “national”)

Further reading

Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN

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