吉爾吉斯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (吉爾吉斯)		吉	爾	吉	斯
simp. (吉尔吉斯)		吉	尔	吉	斯
alternative forms		奇爾吉斯／奇尔吉斯

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᡴᡳᡵᡤᡳᠰ (kirgis, “Yenisei Kirghiz”). The term was originally referring to the Yenisei Kirghiz people during the Qing period, whereas 布魯特 / 布鲁特 (Bùlǔtè) was used to call the Tian Shan Kirghiz.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jí'ěrjísī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ ji⁵ gat¹ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-ní-kiat-su / Kiat-ní-kiat-sir / Kit-jíⁿ-kit-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jí'ěrjísī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jí-ěrjísih
    • Wade–Giles: Chi²-êrh³-chi²-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: Jí-ěr-jí-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyieeljyisy
    • Palladius: Цзиэрцзисы (Czierczisy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ ji⁵ gat¹ si¹
    • Yale: gāt yíh gāt sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ ji⁵ gat⁷ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ yi⁵ ged¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ jiː¹³ kɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-ní-kiat-su
    • Tâi-lô: Kiat-ní-kiat-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatny'kiatsw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-ní-kiat-sir
    • Tâi-lô: Kiat-ní-kiat-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-jíⁿ-kit-su
    • Tâi-lô: Kit-jínn-kit-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kitjvy'kitsw
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kit̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kit̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴/

Noun

吉爾吉斯

1. (～人) Kyrgyz (people or person)
2. (historical) Yenisei Kirghiz

Synonyms

• 柯爾克孜／柯尔克孜 (kē'ěrkèzī)
• (historical) 吉利吉思 (Jílìjísī), 黠戛斯, 堅昆／坚昆
• (obsolete) 基爾吉茲／基尔吉兹 (Jī'ěrjízī)

See also

• 柯爾克孜／柯尔克孜 (kē'ěrkèzī, “Kyrgyz people in China”)

Proper noun

吉爾吉斯

1. (Taiwan) Kyrgyzstan

Synonyms

• (Mainland China) 吉爾吉斯斯坦／吉尔吉斯斯坦 (Jí'ěrjísīsītǎn)

Derived terms

• 吉爾吉斯人 / 吉尔吉斯人 (jí'ěrjísīrén)
• 吉爾吉斯共和國 / 吉尔吉斯共和国
• 吉爾吉斯斯坦 / 吉尔吉斯斯坦 (Jí'ěrjísīsītǎn)