چركس

See also: چرکس

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian черке́с (čerkés), a word of disputed origin.

Proper noun

چركس • (çerkes) (definite accusative چركسی (çerkesi), plural چركسلر (çerkesler))

  1. Circassian, a native or inhabitant of Circassia, a region in North Caucasus

Derived terms

  • چركس كوی (çerkes köy, “Çerkezköy, a district in Turkey”)
  • چركسجه (çerkesce, “Circassian language”)
  • چركسستان (çerkesistan, “Circassia”)
  • چركسلك (çerkeslik, “dirt and squalor”)
  • چركسی (çerkesi, “Circassian coat”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Çerkez, Çerkes
  • → Armenian: չերքեզ (čʻerkʻez)

Further reading

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