kazakhs in English

noun

1

a member of a people living chiefly in Kazakhstan. Traditionally nomadic, the Kazakh are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

Approximately 5 percent of the total Mongolian population are Sunni Muslims, mainly ethnic Kazakhs in the western region.

2

the Turkic language of the Kazakh.

Central Asia largely speaks Turkic languages (Uzbek, Kazakh , Kyrgyz), which, however, are not that close to the Turkish spoken in Istanbul.

Use "kazakhs" in a sentence

1. Buzkashi is played amongst Kyrgyz, Pashtuns, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Turkmens

2. It seems Bashkirs are a mix of Kipchak Turkics (Kazakhs-Kyrgyzes) and finno ugrics

3. In Altai Mountains: People and economy …are settled by Russians and Altaic-speaking peoples such as the Kazakhs

4. The influx of immigrants, mostly Russians, skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives.

5. Buzkashi is of Central Asian origin, with variations known amongst the Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Turkmens, Uzbeks and Tajiks, as well as Hararas, Pashtuns and Baloch people

6. ‘Today, Islam is the second largest religion, after Russian Orthodoxy, with at least 19 million practitioners, and among ethnic minorities most Tatars, Bashkirs, Kazakhs, Chechens, and Avars, are Sunni Muslim.’

7. The appearance of such "agitprops" seems especially blasphemous on the eve of the 69th anniversary of our common victory in the Great Patriotic War, which took lives of millions of people, including Russians and Kazakhs.

8. Beloved by Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kyrgz, Kazakhs, Pashtuns and Turkmens as well as Afghans, the equestrian sport known as Kokpar or Buzkashi is a rugged, and traditionally extremely violent, game similar to polo with one surprising twist; rather than

9. The Bashkirs are very hospitable and peaceful people, this was the result of a long coexistence of the people with a variety of neighbors, Tatars, Russians, Bulgars, Mongols, Kazakhs, and it was necessary to establish relations with everyone

10. whereas the situation in Xinjiang, which is home to around 11 million Uyghurs and ethnic Kazakhs, has rapidly deteriorated in recent years, as absolute control of Xinjiang has been elevated to a top priority, while further challenges are posed by periodic terrorist attacks in or allegedly connected to Xinjiang, by Uyghurs;

11. Kumis (also spelled kumiss or koumiss or kumys, see other transliterations and cognate words below under terminology and etymology - Kazakh: қымыз, qymyz) is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare's milk or donkey milk.The drink remains important to the peoples of the Central Asian steppes, of Huno-Bulgar, Turkic and Mongol origin: Kazakhs, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kyrgyz