Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zhetysu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zhety-su
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of eastern Kazakhstan

name

A district of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Example Sentences

"“We bought gifts, sweets, toys, and creative boxes and organized a mobile group, which included juvenile police officers and district inspectors, and then we went to visit these families. We did not do anything supernatural. Kindness and mercy, in my opinion, is the basis of human relations especially when communicating with children,” said Darkhan Musanov, head of Almaty’s Zhetysu District police department, noting this was not just a one-time campaign."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Жетысу (Žetysu), from Kazakh Жетісу (Jetisüw), from жеті (jeti, “seven”) + су (suw, “river”). Compare Chinese 七河 (Qīhé, literally “seven rivers”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Жетісу

Inflected Forms

Zhetisu (alternative) Jetisuw (alternative) Jetysu (alternative) Jeti-su (alternative) Jity-su (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Aksu Onsu

Questions

What does zhetysu mean?: A region of eastern Kazakhstan
Where does zhetysu come from?: Borrowed from Russian Жетысу (Žetysu), from Kazakh Жетісу (Jetisüw), from жеті (jeti, “seven”) + су (suw, “river”). Compare Chinese 七河 (Qīhé, literally “seven rivers”).

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