English Explanatory Dictionary

Zhetysu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of eastern Kazakhstan
  2. A district of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Word forms

Zhetysu Zhetisu Jetisuw Jetysu Jeti-su Jity-su

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Жетысу (Žetysu), from Kazakh Жетісу (Jetısu), from жеті (jetı, “seven”) + су (su, “river”). Compare Chinese 七河 (Qīhé, literally “seven rivers”).

Related words

Aksu Onsu
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