adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwiːɡʊə/
General-American:/ˈwiˌɡʊɹ/
General-American:/ˈwiɡɚ/
Philippines:/ˈʔuɪ̯.ɡʊɾ/
rhymes with -iːɡə(ɹ)
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur 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 language of the Uyghur people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (uyghur). Introduced as part of national delimitation in the Soviet Union, reviving the name used by the Uyghur Khaganate. See Uyghurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Across languages
Translations
146 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Southern Altai:
уйгур
(uygur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Azerbaijani:
uyğur
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Belarusian:
уйгу́рскі
(ujhúrski)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Bengali:
উইঘুর
(uighur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Bulgarian:
уйгу́рски
(ujgúrski)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Chinese Mandarin:
維吾爾 /维吾尔
(Wéiwú'ěr)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Dutch:
Oeigoers
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Estonian:
uiguuri
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Finnish:
uiguuri-
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Finnish:
uiguurilainen
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
German:
uigurisch
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Hungarian:
ujgur
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Japanese:
ウイグル
(uiguru)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Kazakh:
ұйғыр
(ūiğyr)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Korean:
위구르
(wigureu)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Kyrgyz:
уйгур
(uygur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Macedonian:
ујгурски
(ujgurski)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Manchu:
ᡠᡳᡤᡠᡵ
(uigur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Manchu:
ᡥᠣᡳᠰᡝ
(hoise)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Mongolian:
уйгур
(ujgur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Persian:
اویغوری
(uyġuri)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Polish:
ujgurski
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Russian:
уйгу́рский
(ujgúrskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Serbo-Croatian:
Ујгурски
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Serbo-Croatian:
Ujgurski
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Swedish:
uigurisk
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Tajik:
уйғурӣ
(uyġuri)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Tatar:
уйгыр
(uyğır)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Turkish:
Uygur
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Ukrainian:
уйгу́рський
(ujhúrsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Uyghur:
ئۇيغۇر
(uyghur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Uyghur:
ئۇيغۇرچە
(uyghurche)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Uzbek:
uygʻur
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Vietnamese:
Duy Ngô Nhĩ
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Xibe:
ᡠᡞᡤᡠᠷ
(uigur)
— of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
Southern Altai:
уйгур тил
(uygur til)
— language
Arabic:
اللُّغَة الْأُويْغُورِيَّة
(al-luḡa l-ʔūyḡūriyya)
— language
Arabic:
أُويْغُورِيّ
(ʔūyḡūriyy)
— language
Armenian:
ույղուրերեն
(uyġureren)
— language
Azerbaijani:
uyğur dili
— language
Bengali:
উইঘুর
(uighur)
— language
Breton:
ouigoureg
— language
Catalan:
uigur
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
維吾爾語 /维吾尔语
(Wéiwú'ěryǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
維語 /维语
(Wéiyǔ)
— language
East Circassian:
уйгурыбзэ
(wujgwurəbzɛ)
— language
Czech:
ujgurština
— language
Danish:
uigursk
— language
Dutch:
Oeigoers
— language
Esperanto:
ujgura lingvo
— language
Estonian:
uiguuri keel
— language
Faroese:
uigurskt
— language
Finnish:
uiguuri
— language
French:
ouïghour
— language
French:
ouïgour
— language
West-Frisian:
Oeigoersk
— language
German:
Uigurisch
— language
Hindi:
उइग़ुर
(uiġur)
— language
Hindi:
उइग़ुर भाषा
(uiġur bhāṣā)
— language
Hungarian:
ujgur
— language
Irish:
Uigiúiris
— language
Italian:
uiguro
— language
Japanese:
ウイグル語
(uigurugo)
— language
Kazakh:
ұйғыр тілі
(ūiğyr tılı)
— language
Korean:
위구르어
(wigureueo)
— language
Kyrgyz:
уйгурча
(uygurca)
— language
Kyrgyz:
уйгур тили
(uygur tili)
— language
Malagasy:
Oigoro
— language
Manchu:
ᡠᡳᡤᡠᡵ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
(uigur gisun)
— language
Manchu:
ᡥᠣᡳᠰᡝ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
(hoise gisun)
— language
Mongolian:
ойгуур
(ojguur)
— language
Mongolian:
ойгуур хэл
(ojguur xel)
— language
Navajo:
Wíígow bizaad
— language
Occitan:
oigor
— language
Persian:
زبان اویغوری
(zabân-e uyġuri)
— language
Polish:
język ujgurski
— language
Portuguese:
uigur
— language
Russian:
уйгу́рский язы́к
(ujgúrskij jazýk)
— language
Russian:
уйгу́рский
(ujgúrskij)
— language
Swedish:
uiguriska
— language
Tibetan:
ཡུལ་གོར་སྐད
(yul gor skad)
— language
Turkish:
Uygurca
— language
Uyghur:
ئۇيغۇرچە
(uyghurche)
— language
Uyghur:
ئۇيغۇر تىلى
(uyghur tili)
— language
Uyghur:
уйғурчә
(uyghurche)
— language
Uzbek:
uygʻur tili
— language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Duy Ngô Nhĩ
— language
Xibe:
ᡠᡞᡤᡠᠷ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ
(uigur gisun)
— language
Southern Altai:
уйгур
(uygur)
— member of ethnic group
Arabic:
أُويْغُورِيّ
(ʔūyḡūriyy)
— member of ethnic group
Arabic:
أُويْغُورِيَّة
(ʔūyḡūriyya)
— member of ethnic group
Armenian:
ույղուր
(uyġur)
— member of ethnic group
Azerbaijani:
uyğur
— member of ethnic group
Belarusian:
уйгу́р
(ujhúr)
— member of ethnic group
Belarusian:
уйгу́рка
(ujhúrka)
— member of ethnic group
Bengali:
উইঘুর
(uighur)
— member of ethnic group
Catalan:
uigur
— member of ethnic group
Chinese Mandarin:
維吾爾 /维吾尔
(Wéiwú'ěr)
— member of ethnic group
Chinese Mandarin:
維吾爾人 /维吾尔人
(Wéiwú'ěrrén)
— member of ethnic group
Chinese Mandarin:
維吾爾族 /维吾尔族
(Wéiwú'ěrzú)
— member of ethnic group
East Circassian:
уйгур
(wujgwur)
— member of ethnic group
Czech:
Ujgur
— member of ethnic group
Danish:
uigur
— member of ethnic group
Dutch:
Oeigoer
— member of ethnic group
Esperanto:
ujguro
— member of ethnic group
Estonian:
uiguur
— member of ethnic group
Finnish:
uiguuri
— member of ethnic group
French:
ouïghour
— member of ethnic group
German:
Uigure
— member of ethnic group
German:
Uigurin
— member of ethnic group
Hebrew:
אויגורי
(uygúri)
— member of ethnic group
Hebrew:
אויגורית
(uygúrit)
— member of ethnic group
Hindi:
उइग़ुर
(uiġur)
— member of ethnic group
Hungarian:
ujgur
— member of ethnic group
Italian:
uiguro
— member of ethnic group
Japanese:
ウイグル
(uiguru)
— member of ethnic group
Kazakh:
ұйғыр
(ūiğyr)
— member of ethnic group
Korean:
위구르
(wigureu)
— member of ethnic group
Kyrgyz:
уйгур
(uygur)
— member of ethnic group
Manchu:
ᡥᠣᡳᠰᡝ
(hoise)
— member of ethnic group
Mongolian:
уйгур
(ujgur)
— member of ethnic group
Persian:
اویغور
(uyġur)
— member of ethnic group
Polish:
Ujgur
— member of ethnic group
Polish:
Ujgurka
— member of ethnic group
Portuguese:
uigur
— member of ethnic group
Russian:
уйгу́р
(ujgúr)
— member of ethnic group
Russian:
уйгу́рка
(ujgúrka)
— member of ethnic group
Serbo-Croatian:
Ујгур
— member of ethnic group
Serbo-Croatian:
Ujgur
— member of ethnic group
Spanish:
uigur
— member of ethnic group
Swedish:
uigur
— member of ethnic group
Tajik:
уйғур
(uyġur)
— member of ethnic group
Tatar:
уйгыр
(uyğır)
— member of ethnic group
Thai:
อุยกูร์
— member of ethnic group
Turkish:
Uygur
— member of ethnic group
Ottoman Turkish:
اویغور
(uygur)
— member of ethnic group
Turkmen:
uýgur
— member of ethnic group
Ukrainian:
уйгу́р
(ujhúr)
— member of ethnic group
Ukrainian:
уйгу́рка
(ujhúrka)
— member of ethnic group
Uyghur:
ئۇيغۇر
(uyghur)
— member of ethnic group
Uyghur:
уйғур
(uyghur)
— member of ethnic group
Uzbek:
uygʻur
— member of ethnic group
Vietnamese:
Duy Ngô Nhĩ
— member of ethnic group
Xibe:
ᡠᡞᡤᡠᠷ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ
(uigur uksura)
— member of ethnic group
