مىللەت

Uyghur

Other scripts
Arabic مىللەت
Latin millet‍
Cyrillic милләт (millet)

Note: The Cyrillic follows the Kazakhstani standard.

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ملت (millet), from Arabic مِلَّة (milla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /millɛt/

Noun

مىللەت • (millet) (plural مىللەتلەر (milletler))

  1. nation, ethnic group

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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