Kazakh Definition
käzäk, kə-zäk
kazakhs
adjective
Of or relating to Kazakhstan or its people, language, or culture.
American Heritage
noun
A native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan.
American Heritage
A member of a people living chiefly in Kazakhstan and adjacent parts of China.
Webster's New World
A person of Kazakh ancestry.
American Heritage
The Turkic language of this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- kazak
- Kazakstan
- republic-of-kazakhstan
- kazakhstan
Other Word Forms of Kazakh
Noun
Singular:
KazakhPlural:
kazakhsOrigin of Kazakh
Russian kazakh from Kazakh qazaq from Old Turkic qazghaq a profiteer from qazqhanmaq to acquire from qazmaq to dig out
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Russian казах (kazax). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages.
From Wiktionary
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From Russian Каза́х (Kazáx).
From Wiktionary
