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Kyrgyz

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/
  • UK: /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or relating to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people, or the Kyrgyz language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Turkic language of the Kyrgyz people

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Member of a Siberian Turkic people now known as Khakas

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz.

Across languages

Translations

206 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Kirgisies — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Afrikaans: Kirgies — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Albanian: kirgiz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Arabic: قِيرْغِيزِيّ (qīrḡīziyy) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Armenian: ղրղզական (ġrġzakan) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Armenian: կիրգիզական (kirgizakan) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Asturian: kirguís — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Asturian: kirguistanín — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Azerbaijani: qırğız — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Bashkir: ҡырғыҙ (qırğıź) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Belarusian: кіргі́скі (kirhíski) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Belarusian: кыргы́скі (kyrhýski) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Bengali: কিরগিজ (kirgij) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Bulgarian: кирги́зки (kirgízki) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Chinese: хырхыз (hɨrhɨz) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉爾吉斯 /吉尔吉斯 (Jí'ěrjísī) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柯爾克孜 /柯尔克孜 (kē'ěrkèzī) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Czech: kyrgyzský — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Danish: kirgisisk — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Dutch: Kirgizisch — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Estonian: kirgiisi — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Finnish: kirgisialainen — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • French: kirghize — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • French: kirghiz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Georgian: ყირგიზული (q̇irgizuli) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • German: kirgisisch — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Hindi: किर्गिज़ (kirgiz) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Hungarian: kirgiz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Irish: Cirgeasach — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Japanese: キルギス (Kirugisu) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Kazakh: қырғыз (qyrğyz) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Khakas: хырғыс (xırğıs) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Korean: 키르기스 (Kireugiseu) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Kyrgyz: кыргыз (kırgız) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Latvian: kirgīzu — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Latvian: kirgīzisks — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Malay: Kyrgyz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Marathi: किरगिझ (kirgijh) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Mongolian: киргиз (kirgiz) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Mongolian: хиргис (xirgis) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kirgisisk — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kirgisisk — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Persian: قرقیزی (qerqizi) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Polish: kirgiski — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Portuguese: quirguiz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Romanian: kirghiz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Russian: кирги́зский (kirgízskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Russian: кыргы́зский (kyrgýzskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Serbo-Croatian: кѝргӣскӣ — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Serbo-Croatian: kìrgīskī — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Slovak: kirgizský — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Spanish: kirguiso — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Swedish: kirgizisk — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Tajik: қирғизӣ (qirġizi) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Tatar: кыргыз (qırğız) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Thai: คีร์กีซ — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Turkish: Kırgız — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Turkmen: gyrgyz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Ukrainian: кирги́зький (kyrhýzʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Uyghur: قىرغىز (qirghiz) — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Uzbek: qirgʻiz — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Vietnamese: Kiếc-ghi-di — of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language
  • Afrikaans: Kirgisies — language
  • Afrikaans: Kirgies — language
  • Southern Altai: кыргыс тил (kïrgïs til) — language
  • Arabic: قِيرْغِيزِيَّة (qīrḡīziyya) — language
  • Arabic: قِيرْغِيزِيّ (qīrḡīziyy) — language
  • Armenian: ղրղզերեն (ġrġzeren) — language
  • Asturian: kirguís — language
  • Azerbaijani: qırğız dili — language
  • Azerbaijani: qırğızca — language
  • Bashkir: ҡырғыҙ (qırğıź) — language
  • Bashkir: ҡырғыҙ теле (qırğıź tele) — language
  • Bashkir: ҡырғыҙса (qırğıźsa) — language
  • Catalan: kirguís — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉爾吉斯語 /吉尔吉斯语 (Jí'ěrjísī yǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柯爾克孜語 /柯尔克孜语 (kē'ěrkèzīyǔ) — language
  • Chuvash: Кӑркӑс чӗлхи (Kărk̬ăs čĕlh̬i) — language
  • Corsican: chirghisu — language
  • Corsican: kirghisu — language
  • Crimean Tatar: Qırğız tili — language
  • Czech: kirgizština — language
  • Danish: kirgisisk — language
  • Dutch: Kirgizisch — language
  • Estonian: kirgiisi keel — language
  • Finnish: kirgiisi — language
  • French: kirghiz — language
  • West-Frisian: Kirgizysk — language
  • Georgian: ყირგიზული (q̇irgizuli) — language
  • German: Kirgisisch — language
  • Gujarati: કિરગિઝ (kirgijh) — language
  • Hindi: किर्गिज़ (kirgiz) — language
  • Hungarian: kirgiz — language
  • Irish: Cirgisis — language
  • Italian: kirghiso — language
  • Italian: chirghiso — language
  • Japanese: キルギス語 (Kirugisu-go) — language
  • Khakas: хырғыс тілі (xırğıs tìlì) — language
  • Korean: 키르기스어 (Kireugiseueo) — language
  • Kumyk: къыргъыз тил (qırğız til) — language
  • Kyrgyz: кыргыз (kırgız) — language
  • Kyrgyz: кыргыз тили (kırgız tili) — language
  • Kyrgyz: кыргызча (kırgızca) — language
  • Kyrgyz: قىرعىز تىلى — language
  • Kyrgyz: قىرعىزچا — language
  • Latvian: kirgīzu — language
  • Latvian: kirgīzu valoda — language
  • Manchu: ᡴᡳᡵᡤᡳᠰ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (kirgis gisun) — language
  • Marathi: किरगिझ (kirgijh) — language
  • Navajo: Kíígiz bizaad — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kirgisisk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kirgisisk — language
  • Persian: زبان قرقیزی (zabân-e qerqizi) — language
  • Persian: قرقیزی (qerqizi) — language
  • Polish: kirgiski — language
  • Portuguese: quirguiz — language
  • Romanian: kirghiză — language
  • Russian: кирги́зский язы́к (kirgízskij jazýk) — language
  • Russian: кирги́зский (kirgízskij) — language
  • Russian: кыргызский (kyrgyzskij) — language
  • Slovak: kirgizština — language
  • Spanish: kirguiso — language
  • Swahili: Kikirigizi — language
  • Swedish: kirgiziska — language
  • Swedish: kirgisiska — language
  • Tajik: забони қирғизӣ (zabon-i qirġizi) — language
  • Turkish: Kırgızca — language
  • Urdu: ْکِرْغِز (kirġiz) — language
  • Xibe: ᡣᡝᠷᡤᡞᠰ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (kergis gisun) — language
  • Afrikaans: Kirgies — member of a Turkic people
  • Afrikaans: Kirgisiër — member of a Turkic people
  • Albanian: kirgiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Southern Altai: кыргыс (kïrgïs) — member of a Turkic people
  • Arabic: قِيرْغِيزِيّ (qīrḡīziyy) — member of a Turkic people
  • Arabic: قِيرْغِيزِيَّة (qīrḡīziyya) — member of a Turkic people
  • Armenian: ղրղըզ (ġrġəz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Armenian: կիրգիզ (kirgiz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Asturian: kirguís — member of a Turkic people
  • Asturian: kirguistanín — member of a Turkic people
  • Azerbaijani: qırğız — member of a Turkic people
  • Bashkir: ҡырғыҙ (qırğıź) — member of a Turkic people
  • Belarusian: кіргі́з (kirhíz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Belarusian: кіргі́зка (kirhízka) — member of a Turkic people
  • Bengali: কিরগিজ (kirgij) — member of a Turkic people
  • Catalan: kirguís — member of a Turkic people
  • Chinese: хырхыз (hɨrhɨz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉爾吉斯人 /吉尔吉斯人 (Jí'ěrjísī rén) — member of a Turkic people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柯爾克孜族 /柯尔克孜族 (Kē'ěrkèzīzú) — member of a Turkic people
  • Czech: Kyrgyz — member of a Turkic people
  • Czech: Kyrgyzka — member of a Turkic people
  • Danish: kirgiser — member of a Turkic people
  • Dutch: Kirgies — member of a Turkic people
  • Dutch: Kirgizische — member of a Turkic people
  • Estonian: kirgiis — member of a Turkic people
  • Finnish: kirgiisi — member of a Turkic people
  • French: Kirghize — member of a Turkic people
  • French: Kirghiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Georgian: ყირგიზი (q̇irgizi) — member of a Turkic people
  • German: Kirgise — member of a Turkic people
  • German: Kirgisin — member of a Turkic people
  • Gujarati: કિરગિઝ (kirgijh) — member of a Turkic people
  • Hindi: किरगिज़ (kirgiz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Hindi: किर्गिज़ (kirgiz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Hungarian: kirgiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Irish: Cirgeasach — member of a Turkic people
  • Japanese: キルギス人 (kirugisu-jin) — member of a Turkic people
  • Kalmyk: буруд (burud) — member of a Turkic people
  • Kazakh: қырғыз (qyrğyz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Khakas: хырғыс (xırğıs) — member of a Turkic people
  • Korean: 키르기스인 (kireugiseu'in) — member of a Turkic people
  • Korean: 키르기스 사람 (kireugiseu saram) — member of a Turkic people
  • Kumyk: къыргъыз (qırğız) — member of a Turkic people
  • Kyrgyz: кыргыз (kırgız) — member of a Turkic people
  • Latvian: kirgīzs — member of a Turkic people
  • Latvian: kirgīziete — member of a Turkic people
  • Manchu: ᡴᡳᡵᡤᡳᠰ (kirgis) — member of a Turkic people
  • Manchu: ᠪᡠᡵᡠᡨ (burut) — member of a Turkic people
  • Marathi: किरगिझ (kirgijh) — member of a Turkic people
  • Mongolian: киргиз хүн (kirgiz xün) — member of a Turkic people
  • Mongolian: хиргис хүн (xirgis xün) — member of a Turkic people
  • Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠷᠤᠳ (burud) — member of a Turkic people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kirgiser — member of a Turkic people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kirgisar — member of a Turkic people
  • Persian: قرقیز (qerqiz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Polish: Kirgiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Polish: Kirgizka — member of a Turkic people
  • Portuguese: quirguiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Romanian: kârgâz — member of a Turkic people
  • Romanian: kârgâză — member of a Turkic people
  • Romanian: kirghiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Romanian: kirghiză — member of a Turkic people
  • Russian: кирги́з (kirgíz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Russian: кирги́зка (kirgízka) — member of a Turkic people
  • Russian: кыргы́з (kyrgýz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Russian: кыргы́зка (kyrgýzka) — member of a Turkic people
  • Spanish: kirguiso — member of a Turkic people
  • Swahili: Mkirigizi — member of a Turkic people
  • Tajik: қирғиз (qirġiz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Tatar: кыргыз (qırğız) — member of a Turkic people
  • Turkish: Kırgız — member of a Turkic people
  • Turkmen: gyrgyz — member of a Turkic people
  • Ukrainian: кирги́з (kyrhýz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Ukrainian: кирги́зка (kyrhýzka) — member of a Turkic people
  • Uyghur: قىرغىز (qirghiz) — member of a Turkic people
  • Uzbek: qirgʻiz — member of a Turkic people
  • Xibe: ᡣᡝᠷᡤᡞᠰ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (kergis uksura) — member of a Turkic people
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