I. noun
or ui·gur ˈwēˌgu̇(ə)r, -_gər
( plural uighur or uighurs or uigur or uigurs )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Uighur Uighur
1. : a member of a Turkic people who developed a powerful kingdom and a considerable culture in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan between the 8th and 12th centuries A.D. and who now form a majority of the population of Chinese Turkestan and are found chiefly in the oasis towns of the Tarim basin — compare yarkandi
2.
a. : the Turkic language of the Uighur people
b. : an alphabet based on Sogdian and employed for Turkic languages from the 6th to the 12th centuries — called also neo-Sogdian
II. adjective
or uigur “
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uighurs
2.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uighur language
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uighur alphabet