Turki

Other forms: Turkis

Definitions of Turki

1. noun

   a subfamily of Altaic languages
   synonyms: Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar

   types:

   Turkish

   a Turkic language spoken by the Turks

   Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman

   the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman

   Azerbaijani

   the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani

   Kazak, Kazakh

   the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak

   Tatar

   the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains

   Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek

   the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek

   Uighur, Uigur, Uygur

   the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China

   Yakut

   the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut

   Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz

   the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz

   Karakalpak

   the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak

   Chuvash

   the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash

   Chagatai, Eastern Turki, Jagatai, Jaghatai

   a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)

   type of:

   Altaic, Altaic language

   a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
2. noun

   any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
   types:

   Turk

   a native or inhabitant of Turkey

   Azerbaijani

   a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan

   Chuvash

   a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia

   Karakalpak

   a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia

   Kazak, Kazakh

   a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)

   Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz

   a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia

   Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman

   a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas

   Uighur, Uigur, Uygur

   a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas

   Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek

   a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas

   Yakut

   a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin)

   Osmanli, Ottoman, Ottoman Turk

   a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)

   effendi

   a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials

   type of:

   Asian, Asiatic

   a native or inhabitant of Asia