uighur

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя тюркской этнической группы, коренного населения Синьцзян-Уйгурского автономного района на северо-западе Китая, или тюркский язык, на котором говорит эта группа и который записывается письмом, происходящим от арамейского алфавита.

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, or to the Turkic language spoken by this group, which is written in a script derived from Aramaic.

proper noun

1. Ethnic group memberB2formal

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

   Представитель этнической группы

   • The Uighur have a rich cultural heritage of music and dance.
   • Many Uighur live in the city of Kashgar.
   • She is a Uighur from the Xinjiang region.

   Synonymsuiguruygur

2. B2formal

   The Turkic language spoken by the Uighur people, primarily in Xinjiang, China, with approximately 7 million speakers.

   Уйгурский язык

   • He is learning to speak Uighur for his research.
   • Uighur is written in a modified Arabic script.
   • The Uighur language has many dialects.

   Synonymsuigur

3. Writing systemC1formal

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

   Система письма

   • The Uighur script is based on the Arabic alphabet.
   • Scholars study the ancient Uighur script for historical texts.
   • Modern Uighur uses a modified version of the script.

   Synonymsuigur