UIGHUR


Meaning of UIGHUR in English

n.

Variant: also Ui · gur

Pronunciation: ' w ē - ˌ gu ̇ r

Function: noun

Etymology: Uighur Uighur

Date: 1747

1 : a member of a Turkic people powerful in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan between the 8th and 12th centuries A.D. who constitute a majority of the population of Chinese Turkestan

2 : the Turkic language of the Uighurs

– Uighur also Uigur adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.