Kipchak

noun

Kip·​chak

kipˈchäk

plural -s

1

a

: one of the ancient Turkic peoples of the Golden Horde related to the Uighurs and Kyrgyz

b

: a member of the Kipchak people

2

: the Turkic language of the Kipchak people

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from Jagatai

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