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

Examples of Kazakh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Distrust increased over the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, after which tens of thousands of Kazakh workers fell ill assisting in cleanup operations. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026

For example, the Kazakh state does not recognize the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

Separately, Germany confirmed that no Kazakh crude would reach its PCK Schwedt refinery — one of the country’s largest — from May, after industry sources said on Tuesday that Russia was set to stop Kazakhstan’s oil exports via the Druzhba pipeline. — Reuters, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026

These descendants of Kazakh nomadic herders, who once moved freely across the steppe with their animals, now speak of staying put as a mark of strength rather than constraint. — Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Russian kazakh, from Kazakh kazak

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1