English
wikipedia|Kyrgyz
Alternative spellings
Kyrgyz
Etymology
Possibly from the Kyrgyz words "кÑÑк кÑз" (forty girls), a reference to the Manas epic unifying forty small tribes against the Chinese and the Muslim expansion; or possibly from "кÑÑк ÑÑз" (the forty tribes); or possibly from "кÑÑгÑÑ" (imperishable, inextinguishable, undying).
Proper noun
Kirghiz
- A language of Kyrgyzstan.
- Turkish ethnic group in Kyrgyzstan.
External links
ethnologue|code=kir
Category:Languages
et:Kirghiz
lt:Kirghiz
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