Kipchak

English

Alternative forms

• Kypchak, Kipczak, Qipchak, Qipchaq, Qypchaq, Kipjak

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кипча́к (kipčák).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɪpˈtʃɑːk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kɪpˈt͡ʃæk/

Noun

Kipchak (plural Kipchaks)

1. (historical) a member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederation that overran the Eurasian steppe in mid-11th century.

Synonyms

• Cuman

Translations

member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederation

• Armenian: ղփչաղ (ġpʻčʻaġ)
• Azerbaijani: Qıpçaq
• Georgian: ყივჩაყი (q̇ivčaq̇i), ყიფჩაღი (q̇ipčaɣi)
• Hungarian: kipcsak (hu)
• Kazakh: қыпшақ (qypşaq)
• Khakas: хыпсах (xıpsax)
• Marathi: किपचाक (kipcāk)
• Ottoman Turkish: قیپچاق (Kıpçak)
• Persian: قبچاق (qebčâq)
• Russian: кыпча́к (ru) m (kypčák), кипча́к (ru) m (kipčák)
• Turkish: Kıpçak (tr)

Adjective

Kipchak (not comparable)

1. of or relating to the Kipchak people or their language
2. of or relating to the modern Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family

Translations

of or relating to the Kipchak people or their language

• Hungarian: kipcsak (hu)
• Kazakh: қыпшақ (qypşaq)
• Khakas: хыпсах (xıpsax)
• Marathi: किपचाक (kipcāk)
• Russian: кыпчакский (ru) (kypčakskij)

of or relating to the modern Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family

• Kazakh: қыпшақ (qypşaq)
• Turkish: Kıpçak (tr)

Proper noun

Kipchak

1. The Turkic language of the Kipchak people
2. (historical) The lands of the Kipchak people
   • 1854, J. Cumming, "Signs of the Times: The Moslem and His End, the Christian and His Hope", "The Ottoman Empire", The Church of England Quarterly Review..., Vol. XXXVI (New Ser. Vol. II), p. 189:

     Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.

Translations

language

• Armenian: ղփչաղերեն (ġpʻčʻaġeren)
• Hungarian: kipcsak (hu)
• Khakas: хыпсах тілі (xıpsax tìlì)
• Marathi: किपचाक f (kipcāk)
• Russian: кыпчакский (ru) (kypčakskij)
• Turkish: Kıpçakça (tr)