uigur

Eigenname

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, or to their Turkic language or the script used to write it.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen der turksprachigen ethnischen Gruppe der Uiguren bezeichnet, der indigenen Bevölkerung des Autonomen Gebiets Xinjiang in Nordwestchina, sowie deren Sprache oder die zu ihrer Schreibung verwendete Schrift.

1. Ethnic group member B2 formal

   A person belonging to a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China and neighboring areas.

   • The Uyghur community has a rich cultural heritage.
   • Many Uyghur people live in the city of Kashgar.
   • He is a Uyghur from the Xinjiang region.

   🇩🇪Uigure

   Synonyme: uighuruygur

2. Turkic language B2 formal

   The Turkic language spoken by approximately 7 to 10 million Uyghur people, primarily in Xinjiang, China.

   • She is learning to speak Uyghur.
   • Uyghur is written in a modified Arabic script.
   • The Uyghur language has many dialects.

   🇩🇪Uigurische Sprache

   Synonyme: uighur

3. Writing system C1 formal

   The script derived from Aramaic used historically and currently to write the Uyghur language.

   • The Uyghur script is based on the Arabic alphabet.
   • Old Uyghur was written in a script derived from Sogdian.
   • Modern Uyghur uses a modified version of the Arabic script.

   🇩🇪Uigurische Schrift

   Synonyme: uighuruygur

• uigurs plural form
• uigurs' possessive plural form
• uigur's possessive singular form