Karlukian
/kɑːrˈluːkiən/noun
Relating to the Karluks or to the Karluk branch of the Turkic languages.
Did you know?Karlukian is a scholarly adjective connected with the Karluk branch of Turkic, which includes major literary and modern languages such as Uzbek and Uyghur.
Etymological Timeline
Early Medieval Period
Old Turkic
Qarluq / Karluq
“Name of a Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia; the word’s deeper internal etymology is uncertain.”
8th–10th Century
Middle Turkic
Qarluq
“A powerful Turkic political and tribal group associated with regions around the Tien Shan and Central Asia.”
11th Century
Karakhanid Turkic
Qarluq
“The Karluks formed a major component of the Karakhanid political and linguistic world.”
15th–19th Century
Chagatai
Qarluq
“The Karluk linguistic tradition developed through historical Central Asian literary languages, especially Chagatai.”
19th–20th Century
English
Karluk
“An English ethnonym and linguistic label for the Karluk people and branch of Turkic.”
Modern English
English
Karlukian
“An adjective meaning related to the Karluks or to the Karluk branch of Turkic languages.”