Tashkent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), from Uzbek Toshkent, compound of tosh (“stone”) + Old Turkic [script needed] (kend, “city”) (compare Turkish kent), the latter borrowed from Sogdian [Term?] (/kand/, “city”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/, /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/

Proper noun

Tashkent

  1. Capital of Uzbekistan.

Usage notes

From 1918-1924, capital of Turkestan ASSR; since 1930, capital of Uzbek SSR, which in 1991 became Republic of Uzbekistan.

Translations

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Alternative forms

Proper noun

Tashkent f

  1. Tashkent (the capital city of Uzbekistan)
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