Oghuz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens
name
  1. A subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.

Pronunciation

/oʊˈɡuːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Oghuz.wav

Word forms

Oghuz

Etymology

From Turkish Oğuz, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰕 (uǧz), a term for a tribal military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (ok, “kin”) (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such tribes or divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).

Related words

Gagavuz Oğuz

Derived words

Proto-Oghuz
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