Save Type Settlement Usage Kazakh, Russian Scripts Екібастұз(Kazakh) Экибастуз(Russian) Pronounced Pron. yeh-kə-bahs-TOZ(Kazakh) yeh-kə-bahs-TOOS(Kazakh) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "two heads of salt" from Kazakh екі (eki) meaning "two", бас (bas) meaning "head" and тұз (tuz) meaning "salt". This is the name of a city in Kazakhstan.