uigur

• Nom désignant un membre du groupe ethnique turcophone originaire de la région autonome ouïghoure du Xinjiang, au nord-ouest de la Chine, ainsi que leur langue turque ou l'écriture utilisée pour la transcrire.

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.

nom propre

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.

   Ouïghour (membre du groupe ethnique)

   • 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.

   Synonymesuighuruygur

2. B2formal

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

   ouïghour

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

   Synonymesuighur

3. Writing systemC1formal

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

   Écriture ouïghoure

   • 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.

   Synonymesuighuruygur