Нурсултон

Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan). By surface analysis, нур (nur) +‎ султон (sulton).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nursulton/, [nuɾ.sul̪.t̪ʰɔn]

Proper noun

Нурсултон • (Nursulton) (Persian spelling نورسلطان)

  1. Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022)
    Synonym: Остона (Ostona)