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)