Ingush

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Ingush

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From Russian ингуши (inguši), from Ангушт (Angušt), a former important settlement of the people.

noun Ingushes · Ingush

A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.
Synonym of Ingushetian: a resident of Ingushetia.
Similar: Ingushetian

proper noun

The language of the Ingush, a member of the Nakh family.

adjective more Ingush · most Ingush

Of or related to the Ingush people.
Of or related to the Ingush language.
Synonym of Ingushetian: of or related to Ingushetia, a Russian republic in the northeastern Caucasus.
Similar: Ingushetian

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noun A member of the Ingush people

Español	ingusetio
日本語	イングーシ人 Ingūshi-jin
中文	印古什人 Yìngǔshí rén
Português	inguche
Français	Ingouche
Deutsch	Ingusche, Inguschin
Română	inguș, ingușă
Русский	ингу́ш ingúš, ингу́шка ingúška
العربية	إِنْغُوشِيّ ʔinḡūšiyy

name Nakh dialect spoken by the Ingush

Español	ingusetio
日本語	イングーシ語 Ingūshi-go
中文	印古什語 /印古什语 Yìngǔshí yǔ
Français	ingouche
Deutsch	Inguschisch, Inguschetisch
Română	ingușă
Русский	ингу́шский ingúšskij

adj of or pertaining to the Ingush

Español	inguestio
Português	inguche
Français	ingouche
Deutsch	inguschisch, inguschetisch
Română	inguș
Русский	ингу́шский ingúšskij

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@misc{ingush_2026,
  title = {Ingush},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ingush},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}