turkic

IPA/ˈtɜː.kɪk/
KK[tˈɚkɪk]IPA/ˈtɝː.kɪk/

turkic — adjective

  • turkicpositive
  • more turkiccomparative
  • most turkicsuperlative

1. belonging to a family of closely related languages — including Turkish, Kazakh,

1.形容詞C1
釋義

belonging to a family of closely related languages — including Turkish, Kazakh, and Uzbek — spoken across Turkey and Central Asia, and to the peoples who speak them

例句

Dahlia's linguistics course covers Turkic languages such as Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Uyghur.

Turkic + specific language names

Bao wrote his thesis on the migration of Turkic peoples across the Eurasian steppe.

用法筆記

Used in linguistic, historical, and ethnographic writing. Do not confuse with 'Turkish,' which refers only to the language and people of Turkey — Turkish is one member of the broader Turkic family.

常見錯誤

She speaks Turkic.' (when meaning the language of Turkey)
She speaks Turkish.
💡Turkic is a language family, not a single language; Turkish is one specific Turkic language.