| Aksakal | village (community)elder |
| Agai | respectful address to older man |
| Ata | father |
| Bai | rich landowner |
| Baibiche | term of respect for older woman |
| Boorumoi | condolence expression by arrival to funeral |
| Hanym | term of respect for a woman |
| Jeiran | steppe deer |
| Jenge | term of respect for older brother’s wife |
| Jigit | bold young man, ‘brave’ |
| Kainene | mother-in-law |
| Kainata | father-in-law |
| Kaini | younger brother |
| Kaindy | the name of the village |
| Kelin | daughter-in-law |
| Kichik apa | younger mother |
| Kichine bala | term of respect to younger brother of husband |
| Komuz | national string instrument in Kyrgyzstan |
| Manas | epic warrior-god whom all Kirgiz are said to originate |
| Shaman | medicine man |
| Suuinchuu | gift or fee for good news |
| Tandyr | oven with a round opening dug into the ground beside a house |
| tokol | the second wife ( or the last one in the harem) |
| tsob-tsobe | giddy-up in Kirgiz |
| ustake | term of respect to craftsman |
| yurta | nomad’s felt tent |
| Tolgonai | the name, which means ‘Full-moon’ |
| Bektash | the name, which means ‘be strong as a stone’ |
| Zhanbolot | the name, which mean ‘he will survive’ |
| Jainak | the name, which means a fresh ride horse |
| Maselbek | the name, which means ‘born to be a role model’ |