Kazakhstan

Type Country
Usage English, Russian, Ukrainian, French
Scripts Казахстан(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑz.ək.ˌstæn/(English) /ˈkæz.ək.ˌstæn/(English) /kə.zɐx.ˈstan/(Russian) /ka.za.kstɑ̃/(French)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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

Related Names

Rootsqazaq + stān
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 October 6, 2024