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turkmenistan

/tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
turk-menistan
IPA
/tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.

Etymology

From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). By surface analysis, Turkmen + -istan.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/
  • British English: /ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/

Inflected Forms

Türkmenistan (alternative)

Phrases

Turkmen SSR Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Turkmen Turkmen SSR Countries of the world

Questions

How do you pronounce turkmenistan?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/.
What does turkmenistan mean?
A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.
Where does turkmenistan come from?
From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). By surface analysis, Turkmen + -istan.

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