Uzbek

Etymology

From Russian узбек (uzbek), from Uzbek oʻzbek. Further etymology is uncertain; possibly from Turkic öz (“genuine”) + Sogdian [script needed] (βγ /⁠beġ⁠/, “master”); the latter from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás. The first element is often thought to be equivalent to English Oghuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊzbɛk/, /ˈuːzbɛk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Uzbek (plural Uzbeks)

1. A person from Uzbekistan or of Uzbek descent.

Adjective

Uzbek (comparative more Uzbek, superlative most Uzbek)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Uzbekistan, the Uzbek people or the Uzbek language.
   • 1994, World Link, volumes 1–4, page 182:

     Outside government, Uzbek and Islamic social mores – by no means always mutually compatible – have always exerted their own influences. One positive and very Uzbek influence are the Mahallas, mutual help communities of families, local businesses and committees which deal effectively with a wide range of local issues.

   • 1999, Andrew Dowling, “Uzbekistan”, in The Godless Pilgrim, London: Fusion Press, →ISBN, part two (Central), page 116:

     He is a gruff, white-bearded man, very Uzbek in his skull-cap and long grey coat.

   • 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 224:

     As for the unpredictable Uzbek commander Dostum, Rasheed said no one knew where he would stand.

   • 2008, Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan: The Bradt Travel Guide, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks: Bradt Travel Guides Ltd; Guilford, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press Inc, →ISBN, page 260:

     Özgön has a university, a brewery and a distinctive bazaar that is very Uzbek in character.

Proper noun

Uzbek

2. The language of Uzbekistan.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Uzbek terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code uz, ISO 639-3 code uzb (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Uzbek, uzb ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

Anagrams

• Buzek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuzbɛk]

Noun

Uzbek m anim

1. Uzbek (person)

Further reading

• “Uzbek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Uzbek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuz.bɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uzbɛk
• Syllabification: Uz‧bek

Noun

Uzbek m pers

1. Uzbek (person from Uzbekistan)

   Synonym: Uzbekistańczyk

Further reading

• Uzbek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuz.bek/

Noun

Uzbek m pers (female equivalent Uzbečka)

1. Uzbek

Further reading

• “Uzbek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024