Kazakh

noun

Ka·zakh kə-ˈzak

-ˈzäk

variants or less commonly Kazak

1

: a member of a Turkic people of Kazakhstan and other countries of central Asia

2

: the language of the Kazakhs

Kazakh adjective

or less commonly Kazak

Word History

Etymology

Russian kazakh, from Kazakh kazak

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of Kazakh was in 1832

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“Kazakh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kazakh. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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