( Crimean Tatar : Qıpçaq , Karachay-Balkar : Къыпчакъ, Uzbek : Qipchoq, Қипчоқ, Kazakh : Қыпшақ, Kumyk : Къыпчакъ, Kyrgyz : Кыпчак, Nogai : Кыпчак, Chinese : 欽察/钦察, Qīnchá , Turkish : Kıpçak ) were an ancient Turkic people , first mentioned in the historical chronicles of Central Asia in the