turkic
/ˈtɜrkɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a large group of languages that includes Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh, and others, or to the people who speak them.
- The Turkic languages are spoken across a vast region from Turkey to Siberia.
- Linguists study the Turkic language family to understand how these languages evolved.
- Many Turkic peoples share cultural traditions like epic poetry and horse riding.
noun
- The Turkic language family as a whole.
- Learning one Turkic language can help you understand others in the family.
- She is a specialist in Turkic and has written several books on the subject.
- Turkic includes over 30 languages spoken by more than 170 million people.