Karakalpak
noun
Kara·kal·pak
variants or Qaraqalpaq
¦karəkəl¦pak,
-rəkäl-
plural Karakalpak or Karakalpaks or Qaraqalpaq or Qaraqalpaqs
1
a
: a Turkic people living near Lake Aral, Central Asia
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Turkic language of the Karakalpak people
Word History
Etymology
Kyrgyz, literally, black cap, from kara black + kalpak cap