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khankendi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khank-en-di
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Azerbaijan.

Etymology

From Azerbaijani Xankəndi (“village of the khan”), referring to the settlement established in the 18th century as a residence for the khans of the Karabakh Khanate, particularly under the rule of Panah Ali Khan and his successors. Possibly via Russian Ханкенди (Xankendi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Xankəndi, Ханкенди

Synonyms

Stepanakert

Questions

What does khankendi mean?
A city in Azerbaijan.
Where does khankendi come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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