UIGHUR


Meaning of UIGHUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also Ui·gur ˈwē-ˌgu̇r

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.