Gagauz

 
Pronunciation: /gəˈgaʊz/

noun (plural )

  • 1a member of a people living mainly in southern Moldova and speaking a Turkic language.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of the Gagauz, closely related to Turkish and having about 150,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Gagauz or their language.

Origin:

probably from Persian Kaykaus, perhaps from the name of Sultan Izzedin Kaykaus (reigned 1242–57)