noun
Archaic Chinese-derived name for the Uighur people, used in historical contexts. Modern Japanese typically uses ウイグル.
See also: ウイグル
回鶻は、かつて中央アジアで栄えた民族の古い呼び名です。
回鶻 is an old name for the people who once flourished in Central Asia.
Modern standard term for Uighur; 回鶻 is an archaic, historical term rarely used today.
From Chinese 回鶻 (Huíhú), an old name for the Uighur people. The Japanese reading かいこつ is derived from the Chinese pronunciation.