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 (qazmaq, to dig, scrape, scratch), from Proto-Turkic *kaŕ- (to dig).

Pronunciation

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

Declension of Kazakhstan (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive Kazakhstan
ergative Kazakhstanek
dative Kazakhstani
genitive Kazakhstanen
comitative Kazakhstanekin
causative Kazakhstanengatik
benefactive Kazakhstanentzat
instrumental Kazakhstanez
inessive Kazakhstanen
locative Kazakhstango
allative Kazakhstanera
terminative Kazakhstaneraino
directive Kazakhstanerantz
destinative Kazakhstanerako
ablative Kazakhstandik
partitive Kazakhstanik
prolative Kazakhstantzat

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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