Kazakhstan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Казахста́н (Kazaxstán). Analyzable as Kazakh + -stan. Kazakh is from Kazakh қазақ (qazaq), from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰸 (*qazǧaq, profiteer), from qazmaq (to dig, scrape, scratch), from Proto-Turkic *kaŕ- (to dig).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæzəkstæn/, /ˈkɑːzəkstɑːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑzəkˌstæn/, /ˈkæzəkˌstæn/, /ˈkɑzəkˌstɑn/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Kazakhstan

  1. A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Translations

See also

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kas̻axs̺tan/, [ka.s̻axs̺.t̪ãn]

Proper noun

Kazakhstan inan

  1. Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia)

Declension

Derived terms

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kə.zəχsˈtan/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ka.zaχsˈtan/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Kazakhstan m

  1. Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.zak.stɑ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Proper noun

Kazakhstan m

  1. Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia)
    Synonyms: (rare) Kazakhistan, (rare) Kazakhie

See also

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