bishkeker
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A native or inhabitant of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Example Sentences
- "Issyk-Kul's health resorts now seem a dying breed, although they still fill up with Bishkekers and local tourists in the hot months. Of at least 115 shoreline sanatoria before 1991, only a handful (mostly around Cholpon-Ata) remain open; best known is the immense Issyk-Kul Sanatorium near Cholpon-Ata."
- "For many long-term Bishkekers, the claim of the ‘incomers’ (priezhie) to the city is a contested one. […] Many Bishkekers were angry that, for the second time in recent memory, state buildings had been ransacked or set on fire […] and that they would have to foot the bill."
- "As the Scythians mounted up, Kate spotted Patime Akhun in the crowd with a group of Women in Black who had been some of the first Bishkekers to join the protests. / “Patime,” Kate shouted, catching her attention. “Get in the truck.”"
- "Kumis is best sampled fresh in a yurt. Even modern Bishkekers come to kumis-drinking retreats in Song Köl Lake or Suusamyr Valley. Coincidently, the name of the Kyrgyz capital city probably derives from the word bishkek — the wooden barrel in which kumis is made."
Etymology
From Bishkek + -er.