khirghiz

• Substantif désignant un membre d'un peuple turcophone de type mongoloïde habitant le centre de la Sibérie ou l'Asie centrale, ou la langue turque parlée par ce peuple.

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic-speaking people of Mongolian race inhabiting central Siberia, or the Turkic language spoken by this people.

nom propre

1. Ethnic group memberB2formal

   A person belonging to a Turkic-speaking ethnic group primarily found in Kyrgyzstan and surrounding regions of Central Asia.

   Membre de l'ethnie kirghize

   • The Khirghiz have a rich tradition of epic poetry.
   • Many Khirghiz still practice nomadic herding in the mountains.
   • She is a Khirghiz from the Issyk-Kul region.

   Synonymeskirghizkirgiz

2. B2formal

   The Turkic language spoken by the Khirghiz people, which is the official language of Kyrgyzstan.

   Kirghize (langue)

   • Khirghiz uses a modified Cyrillic alphabet.
   • He is learning to speak Khirghiz for his research.
   • The word 'manas' is important in the Khirghiz language.

   Synonymeskirghizkirgiz