Oghuz

Meanings

Noun

• A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens

Proper Noun

• A subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.

Origin

• From Turkish Oğuz, from an Old Turkic oguz, a term for a tribal military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such tribes or divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).