Aksu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
  2. A county-level city of Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
  3. Aksu River (Xinjiang).
  4. Any of various places in Kazakhstan.
  5. Any of various places in Turkey.
  6. A surname from Turkish.

Pronunciation

äkso͞oʹ

Word forms

Aksu

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur ئاقسۇ (aqsu, literally “white river”), from Chagatai آقسُو (Āqsū), اکسو (Aksū). Compare with Turkish Aksu (“white river”).

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