| Aoul | A tartar village. |
| Bar | Have. |
| Beshmet | A Tartar undergarment with sleeves. |
| Burka | A long round felt cape. |
| Dzhigit | The same as a brave among American Indians, but the word is inseparably connected with the idea of skilful horsemanship. |
| Gazavdt | A holy war against the infidels. |
| Imam | The leader in the holy war, uniting in himself supreme spiritual and temporal power. |
| Khansha | The wife of a khan. |
| Kizyak | A fuel made of straw and manure. |
| Kunak | A sworn friend, an adopted brother. |
| Murid | A disciple or follower: “One who desires” to find the way in Muridism. |
| Muridism | Almost identical with Sufism. |
| Murshed | “One who shows” the way in Muridism. |
| Naib | A Tartar lieutenant or governor. |
| Pilau | An oriental dish prepared with rice and mutton or chicken. |
| Saklya | A Caucasian house, clay-plastered and often built of earth. |
| Shariat | The written Mohammedan law. |
| Tarikat | “The Path” leading to the higher life. |
| Yok | No, not. |