Tur·ki

(tûr′kē)

adj.

Of or relating to the Turkic language subfamily, especially the eastern Turkic languages, or their speakers.

n. pl. Turki or Tur·kis

1. The Turkic language subfamily, especially the eastern Turkic languages.

2. A member of a Turki-speaking people.

[Persian turkī, from Turk, Turk, from Turkish Türk; see Turk.]

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Turki

(ˈtɜːkɪ)

adj

1. (Languages) of or relating to the Turkic languages, esp those of central Asia

2. (Peoples) of or relating to speakers of these languages

(Languages) these languages collectively; esp Eastern Turkic

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Noun	1.	Turki - any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia 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)
	2.	Turki - a subfamily of Altaic languages Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar Altaic language, Altaic - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe Turkish - a Turkic language spoken by the Turks Turcoman, Turkoman, Turkmen - 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)