Turkic

See also: Türkic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Turk +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝkɪk/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːkɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England)noicon(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kɪk

Adjective

Turkic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Turkic peoples or the Turkic languages.
    Synonyms: Turkish, (rare) Turk

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Proper noun

Turkic

  1. The language family that includes Turkish, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, Karakalpak, Khakas, Chuvash, Yakut, and any of the other dozens of languages spoken by Turkic peoples. It may be a subfamily of an Altaic language family.
    Synonym: Turkish
  2. Any branch of that family.
    Synonym: Turkish
    • 2015, Babak Rezvani, Conflict and Peace in Central Eurasia:
      [...] (3) the southeastern (se) branch or Uyghur Turkic; (4) the northeastern (ne) branch or Siberian Turkic; (5) Chuvash, representing Oghur or Bulghar Turkic; [...]
  3. Any language of that family.
    Synonym: Turkish

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See also
  • Category:Terms derived from Turkic languages

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