Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oghuz

/oʊˈɡuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
oghuz
IPA
/oʊˈɡuːz/
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens

name

A subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.

Etymology

From Turkish Oğuz, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰕 (wg¹z), a term for a military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (ok, “arrow”) (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such military divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Proto-Oghuz

Frequently Paired Words

Gagavuz Oğuz

Questions

How do you pronounce oghuz?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈɡuːz/.
What does oghuz mean?
A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens
Where does oghuz come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

How to pronounce oghuz

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