English Explanatory Dictionary

Tashkent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Uzbekistan.
  2. A region of Uzbekistan
  3. A district of Uzbekistan

Pronunciation

/ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/ /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tashkent.wav

Word forms

Tashkent Tashkand Tashkend

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Chach

Derived words

Tashkenter Tashkenti
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