Kyrgyz

noun

Kyr·​gyz ˌkir-ˈgēz 

variants or Kirghiz

plural Kyrgyz or Kirghiz

1

: a member of a Turkic people of Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas of central Asia

2

: the language of the Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz adjective

Examples of Kyrgyz in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vladimir Putin makes a three-day state visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

The film follows a police officer investigating a death in the snowy Kyrgyz mountains, who uncovers a web of violent corruption in a remote former gold-mining town. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026

Economic cooperation was reinforced through a strategic planning pact between their economic ministries, while Russian Post and Kyrgyz Post agreed to expand postal collaboration. — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

In this atmospheric neo-noir, a police officer investigating a death in the snowy Kyrgyz mountains uncovers a web of violent corruption in a remote former gold-mining town. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025

Because traditional Kyrgyz felting doesn’t use any synthetics, nearly all of Kyrgies’ products are biodegradable. — Annie Daly, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Kyrgyz Kɨrgɨz

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1