|karə(ˌ)kər|gēz, -arəˌkir|- noun
Usage: usually capitalized both Ks
Etymology: Kirghiz Karakyrghyz, literally, black Kirghiz, from kara black + Kyrghyz Kirghiz
1. : a Kirghiz people closely resembling the Mongols and dwelling chiefly in the Tien Shan highlands and the Great Pamir — called also Black Kirghiz, Burut
2. : a member of the Kara Kirghiz people