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Uyghur
- /ˈwiːɡʊə/ UK
- /ˈwiˌɡʊɹ/ US
- /ˈwiɡɚ/ US
- /ˈʔuɪ̯.ɡʊɾ/ Philippines
Rhymes with -iːɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (uyghur). Introduced as part of national delimitation in the Soviet Union, reviving the name used by the Uyghur Khaganate. See Uyghurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
noun Uyghurs · Uyghur · Uygur · Uigur · Uighur · Ouigour
- A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan. A new U.S. congressional committee on China will hold its second hearing on Thursday, seeking to highlight what Washington says is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region. Rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses, including forced labor, mass surveill
proper noun Uygur · Uigur · Uighur · Ouigour · Uigour
- The language of the Uyghur people.
adjective Uygur · Uigur · Uighur · Ouigour · Uigour
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language. Hotan is located in southern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is an oasis town in the Tarim Basin, north of the Kunlun Mountains and south of the Taklamakan Desert. Hotan Prefecture is a multinational area: 96 percent Uyghur and 3 percent Han.
Translations
Every language
noun member of ethnic group
| Español | uigur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위구르 wigureu |
| 日本語 | ウイグル uiguru |
| 中文 | 維吾爾 /维吾尔 Wéiwú'ěr, 維吾爾人 /维吾尔人 Wéiwú'ěrrén, 維吾爾族 /维吾尔族 Wéiwú'ěrzú |
| हिन्दी | उइग़ुर uiġur |
| Português | uigur |
| Français | ouïghour |
| Deutsch | Uigure, Uigurin |
| Italiano | uiguro |
| Русский | уйгу́р ujgúr, уйгу́рка ujgúrka |
| Tiếng Việt | Duy Ngô Nhĩ |
| العربية | أُويْغُورِيّ ʔūyḡūriyy, أُويْغُورِيَّة ʔūyḡūriyya |
| עברית | אויגורי uygúri, אויגורית uygúrit |
name language
| 한국어 | 위구르어 wigureueo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ウイグル語 uigurugo |
| 中文 | 維吾爾語 /维吾尔语 Wéiwú'ěryǔ, 維語 /维语 Wéiyǔ |
| हिन्दी | उइग़ुर uiġur, उइग़ुर भाषा uiġur bhāṣā |
| Português | uigur |
| Français | ouïghour, ouïgour |
| Deutsch | Uigurisch |
| Italiano | uiguro |
| Русский | уйгу́рский язы́к ujgúrskij jazýk, уйгу́рский ujgúrskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Duy Ngô Nhĩ |
| العربية | اللُّغَة الْأُويْغُورِيَّة al-luḡa al-ʔūyḡūriyya, أُويْغُورِيّ ʔūyḡūriyy |
adj of, from, or pertaining to the Uyghur people or the Uyghur language
| 한국어 | 위구르 wigureu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ウイグル uiguru |
| 中文 | 維吾爾 /维吾尔 Wéiwú'ěr |
| Deutsch | uigurisch |
| Русский | уйгу́рский ujgúrskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Duy Ngô Nhĩ |
Talk about this word "Uyghur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uyghur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Uyghur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uyghur "Uyghur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uyghur.Cite this
@misc{uyghur_2026,
title = {Uyghur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uyghur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
