kazahs

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Kazakh қазақ (qazaq).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kazahs m (1st declension, feminine form: kazahiete)

  1. a (male) Kazakh, a man from Kazakhstan or of Kazakh descent
    istabas tālākajā stūri klubkrēslā lasa žurnālu dežūrārsts: pajauns, melnīgsnējs kazahsin the farthest corner of the room, in an armchair, the doctor on duty - a youngish, dark-skinned Kazakh - was reading a magazine
    viņi dzīvoja ciematā pie vietējiem kazahiemthey lived, stayed in the village, among the local Kazakhs
  2. (genitive plural) Kazakh, pertaining to Kazakhstan and its people
    kazahu valodathe Kazah language
    kazahu literatūraKazakh literature
    kazahu karavīriKazakh soldiers

Declension

Declension of kazahs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative kazahs kazahi
genitive kazaha kazahu
dative kazaham kazahiem
accusative kazahu kazahus
instrumental kazahu kazahiem
locative kazahā kazahos
vocative kazah kazahi