Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turkistan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: turk-istan
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Turkestan.

name

A region of Kazakhstan.

name

A city, the regional capital of Turkistan, Kazakhstan.

Etymology

From Kazakh Түркістан (Türkistan). By surface analysis, Turk + -istan.

Word Breakdown

Root: Түркістан

Phrases

Chinese Turkistan East Turkistan

Questions

What does turkistan mean?: Alternative spelling of Turkestan.
Where does turkistan come from?: From Kazakh Түркістан (Türkistan). By surface analysis, Turk + -istan.

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