Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirghiz

/kɪɹˈɡiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: kirghiz
IPA: /kɪɹˈɡiːz/

24

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Kyrgyz.

name

Alternative form of Kyrgyz.

adj

Alternative form of Kyrgyz.

Example Sentences

"In September of 1937, two regiments of Soviet Kirghiz troops and one regiment of Russian troops equipped with forty airplanes and twenty tanks entered Sinkiang from Atushe and attacked Pa-ch'u, dividing Ma Hu-shan's 36th Corps into two sections. In October one Kirghiz regiment entered P'i-shan, and Ma Hu-shan fled to India. Kirghiz and Russian forces were now in occupation of Hami and poised to strike at Ho-t'ien in the extreme south of Sinkiang."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кирги́з (kirgíz).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɪɹˈɡiːz/
British English: /ˈkɜːɡɪz/

Synonyms

kirgiz khirghiz kirgiz language kirghiz language khirghiz language

Questions

How do you pronounce kirghiz?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪɹˈɡiːz/.
What does kirghiz mean?: Alternative form of Kyrgyz.
Where does kirghiz come from?: Borrowed from Russian кирги́з (kirgíz).

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