Kazakhstan

Type Country
Usage English, Russian, Ukrainian, French
Scripts Казахстан(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced Pron. KAHZ-ək-stan(English) KAZ-ək-stan(English) kə-zukh-STAN(Russian) KA-ZA-KSTAHN(French)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Kazakh Қазақстан (Qazaqstan), from the ethnic name қазақ (qazaq), which is probably of Turkic origin, combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of a country in central Asia.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesQadhaghstan(Bashkir) Kazahstan(Bosnian) Kazahstan(Bulgarian) Qazaqstan(Chechen) Kazahstan(Croatian) Kazachstan(Dutch) Kazakstan(Finnish) Kasachstan(German) Kazakstan(Greek) Kazakistan(Italian) Qazaqstan(Kazakh) Kazakstan(Kyrgyz) Kazahstan(Macedonian) Kazachstan(Polish) Kazahstan(Romanian) Kazahstan(Serbian) Kazachstan(Slovak) Kazahstan(Slovene) Kazajistán(Spanish) Kazakstan(Swedish) Qazoqiston(Tajik) Kazakistan(Turkish) Qozog'iston(Uzbek)

Categories

Asia, ends in -stan, republics
Entry updated April 23, 2024