dzhigit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  2. A brave man in general.

Word forms

dzhigit dzhigits djigit jigit

Etymology

From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (yeget, “young male”)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).

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