also: ウィグル
Uyghur; Uighur
Refers to the Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Usually written in katakana.
The traditional music of the Uyghur people is very beautiful.
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is located in northwestern China.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than ウイグル.
Rarely used kanji form.
From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (Uyghur). The kanji form 維吾爾 is an ateji representation.