oʻzbek

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Uzbek[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic ўзбек (oʻzbek)
Latin oʻzbek
Perso-Arabic

Etymology[edit]

Of medieval Turkic origin, possibly named for Öz Beg Khan, ruler of the Golden Horde, whose name may have been adopted by Turkic tribes as an ethnonym. The name is from öz (self) + beg (lord) (see modern Turkish bey).[1] More at Uzbeks.

Noun[edit]

oʻzbek (plural oʻzbeklar)

  1. Uzbek (person)

Declension[edit]

* Note: The type of possessive is not specified.

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