Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
in-gush
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Synonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.

name

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

adj

Of or related to the Ingush people.

adj

Of or related to the Ingush language.

adj

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ингуши

Inflected Forms

Ingushes (plural) more Ingush (comparative) most Ingush (superlative)

Phrases

Checheno-Ingush Ingush Autonomous Oblast

Frequently Paired Words

Ingush Autonomous Oblast

Synonyms

Ingushetian

Questions

What does ingush mean?
A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.
Where does ingush come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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