oʻzbek

== Uzbek == === Etymology === Inherited from Chagatai اوزبک (özbäk), of medieval Turkic origin, possibly named for Öz Beg Khan, ruler of the Golden Horde, whose name may have been adopted by Turkic tribes as an ethnonym. If true, then by surface analysis, oʻz (“self”) +‎ bek (“bey”). More at Uzbeks. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ozˈbek/ Hyphenation: oʻz‧bek === Adjective === oʻzbek (comparative oʻzbekroq, superlative eng oʻzbek) Uzbek === Noun === oʻzbek (plural oʻzbeklar) Uzbek ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “o‘zbek“ in izoh.uz