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nur-sultan

/ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
nur--sul-tan
IPA
/ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022.

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nur-Sultan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nursultan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/
  • British English: /ˌnʊəsəlˈtɑːn/

Questions

How do you pronounce nur-sultan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/.
What does nur-sultan mean?
Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022.
Where does nur-sultan come from?
Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nur-Sultan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nursultan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.

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