Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astana

/æsˈtɑːnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: as-tana
IPA: /æsˈtɑːnə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Kazakhstan.

name

The Kazakhstan government.

Example Sentences

"At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU."

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Classical Persian آستانه (āstāna).

Word Breakdown

Root: آستانه

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æsˈtɑːnə/
British English: /əsˈtɑːnə/

Derived Forms

Astanan

Synonyms

Akmoly Akmolinsky prikaz Akmolinsk Tselinograd (1961–) Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997) Aqmola Nur-Sultan (2019–2022)

Questions

How do you pronounce astana?: The recorded pronunciation is /æsˈtɑːnə/.
What does astana mean?: The capital city of Kazakhstan.
Where does astana come from?: Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Classical Persian آستانه (āstāna).

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