Turkic

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Etymology

From Turk + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈtɝkɪk/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɜːkɪk/

Adjective

Turkic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Turkic peoples or the Turkic languages.

   Synonyms: Turkish, Turk

Translations

• French: turc, turcique
• German: turkisch, Turk-, turksprachlich, türkisch (indistinct from “Turkish”, which then can be türkeitürkisch)
• Russian: тю́ркский
• Spanish: túrquico, túrcico

Proper noun

1. The language family that includes Turkish, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, Karakalpak, Khakas, Chuvash, Yakut, and any of the other dozens of languages spoken by Turkic peoples. It may be a subfamily of an Altaic language family.

   Synonyms: Turkish

2. Any branch of that family.

   Synonyms: Turkish

3. Any language of that family.

   Synonyms: Turkish

Translations

• German: Turksprachen

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