dzhigit

English

Alternative forms

  • dzhigitovka
  • djigit, jigit

Etymology

From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (eget, young male)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).

Noun

dzhigit (plural dzhigits)

  1. a skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  2. (Caucasus, Central Asia) a brave male person in general.

Translations

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