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Ingush

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to the Ingush people.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or related to the Ingush language.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Synonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.

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4

name

Meaning 4

The language of the Ingush, a member of the Nakh family.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Synonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

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Synonyms: Ingushetian

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History

Etymology

From Russian Ингуши (Inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինգուշական (ingušakan) — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Catalan: ingúix — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • French: ingouche — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Georgian: ინგუშური (ingušuri) — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Georgian: ინგუშეთის (ingušetis) — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • German: inguschisch — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • German: inguschetisch — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Ossetian: мӕхъӕлон (mæqælon) — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Portuguese: inguche — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Romanian: inguș — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Russian: ингу́шский (ingúšskij) — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Slovak: ingušský — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Spanish: inguestio — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Turkish: İnguş — of or pertaining to the Ingush
  • Abkhaz: аингәыш бызшәа (ajngwəŝ bəzŝwa) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Armenian: ինգուշերեն (ingušeren) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Azerbaijani: inquş dili — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Azerbaijani: inquşca — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Catalan: ingúix — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Chechen: гӏалгӏайн мотт (ğalğajn mott) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印古什語 /印古什语 (Yìngǔshí yǔ) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Czech: inguština — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Dutch: Ingoesjetisch — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • French: ingouche — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Georgian: ინგუშური ენა (ingušuri ena) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Georgian: ინგუშური (ingušuri) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • German: Inguschisch — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • German: Inguschetisch — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Ingush: гӏалгӏай мотт (ğalğaj mott) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Irish: Iongúisis — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Japanese: イングーシ語 (Ingūshi-go) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Romanian: ingușă — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Russian: ингу́шский (ingúšskij) — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Slovak: inguština — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Spanish: ingusetio — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Turkish: İnguşça — Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush
  • Abkhaz: ингәыш (ingwəŝ) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Arabic: إِنْغُوشِيّ (ʔinḡūšiyy) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Armenian: ինգուշ (inguš) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Avar: гъалгъаял (ğalğajal) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Azerbaijani: inquş — A member of the Ingush people
  • Catalan: ingúix — A member of the Ingush people
  • Chechen: Гӏалгӏай (Ğalğaj) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印古什人 (Yìngǔshí rén) — A member of the Ingush people
  • French: Ingouche — A member of the Ingush people
  • Georgian: ინგუში (inguši) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Georgian: ქისტი (kisṭi) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Georgian: ღლიღვი (ɣliɣvi) — A member of the Ingush people
  • German: Ingusche — A member of the Ingush people
  • German: Inguschin — A member of the Ingush people
  • Ingush: Гӏалгӏай (Ğalğaj) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Japanese: イングーシ人 (Ingūshi-jin) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Karachay-Balkar: юнгюш (yuñüş) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Kazakh: ингуш (iñuş) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Ossetian: мӕхъӕлон (mæqælon) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Portuguese: inguche — A member of the Ingush people
  • Romanian: inguș — A member of the Ingush people
  • Romanian: ingușă — A member of the Ingush people
  • Russian: ингу́ш (ingúš) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Russian: ингу́шка (ingúška) — A member of the Ingush people
  • Spanish: ingusetio — A member of the Ingush people
  • Turkish: İnguş — A member of the Ingush people
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