dzhigit
Meanings
noun
- A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
- A brave man in general.
Word forms
Etymology
From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (yeget, “young male”)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).
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