KIPCHAK

Meaning of KIPCHAK in English

kipˈchäk noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Russian, from Jagatai

a. : one of the ancient Turkic peoples of the Golden Horde related to the Uighurs and Kirghiz

b. : a member of the Kipchak people

2. : the Turkic language of the Kipchak people

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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