Kamchatka

English

Etymology

From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka), derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”.

Proper noun

Three Brothers rocks

Kamchatka

2. A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.

   Synonym: Kamchatka Peninsula

4. A krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East.
6. (with the) A river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

Derived terms

• Kamchatka Peninsula

Translations

peninsula in the Russian Far East

• Albanian: Kamçatka f
• Arabic: كَامْتْشَاتْكَا f (kamtšatkā), كَامْشَاتْكَا f (kamšatkā)
• Armenian: Կամչատկա (hy) (Kamčʻatka)
• Azerbaijani: Kamçatka (az)
• Belarusian: Камча́тка f (Kamčátka)
• Bulgarian: Камча́тка f (Kamčátka)
• Catalan: Kamtxatka
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 堪察加 (zh) (Kānchájiā)

• Czech: Kamčatka (cs) f
• Danish: Kamtjatka
• Dutch: Kamtsjatka n
• Estonian: Kamtšatka
• Finnish: Kamtšatka
• French: Kamtchatka (fr) m
• Georgian: კამჩატკა (ḳamčaṭḳa)
• German: Kamtschatka (de) n
• Greek: Καμτσάτκα (Kamtsátka)
• Hebrew: קַמְצַ׳טְקָה f (kamchátka)
• Hindi: कमचात्का (kamcātkā), कमचट्का (kamcaṭkā)
• Hungarian: Kamcsatka (hu)
• Irish: Leithinis Kamchatka f
• Italian: Kamčatka f, Camciatca f (rare)
• Japanese: カムチャツカ (Kamuchatsuka), カムチャッカ (Kamuchakka)
• Kazakh: Камчатка (Kamçatka)
• Korean: 캄차카 (Kamchaka)
• Kyrgyz: Камчатка (Kamcatka)
• Latin: Camtschatca f
• Latvian: Kamčatka f
• Lithuanian: Kamčiatka
• Macedonian: Камчатка f (Kamčatka)
• Mongolian: Камчатка (Kamčatka)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Kamtsjatka

• Persian: کامچاتکا (fa) (kâmčâtkâ)
• Polish: Kamczatka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Kamtchatka m, Kamchatka m
• Romanian: Kamceatka
• Russian: Камча́тка (ru) f (Kamčátka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ка̀мчатка f

  Roman: Kàmčatka (sh) f

• Slovak: Kamčatka f
• Slovene: Kamčatka (sl) f
• Spanish: Kamchatka f
• Swedish: Kamtjatka n
• Tajik: Камчатка (Kamčatka)
• Tatar: Камчатка (Qamçatka)
• Thai: คัมชัตคา (kam-chát-kaa)
• Turkish: Kamçatka
• Turkmen: Kamçatka
• Ukrainian: Камча́тка f (Kamčátka)
• Uyghur: كامچاتكا (kamchatka)
• Uzbek: Kamchatka
• Vietnamese: Cam-sát-ca

krai of Russia — see also Kamchatka Krai

• Polish: Kraj Kamczacki (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: Kamtchatka m, Kamchatka m
• Russian: Камча́тский край (ru) m inan (Kamčátskij kraj)
• Spanish: Kamchatka m

river in Russia

• Polish: Kamczatka (pl) f
• Russian: Камча́тка (ru) f (Kamčátka)

Italian

Alternative forms

• Kamčatka (scholarly transcription)
• Camciatca

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈt͡ʃat.ka/

Proper noun

Kamchatka f

1. Kamchatka (a long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk)
2. Kamchatka (a krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East)
3. (with the) Kamchatka (a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Kamtchatka, Camecháteca

Etymology

From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka).

Proper noun

Kamchatka m or f

1. Kamchatka (a long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk)
2. Kamchatka (a krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East)
3. (with the) Kamchatka (a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka).

Proper noun

Kamchatka m or f

1. Kamchatka (a long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk)
2. Kamchatka (a krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East)
3. (with the) Kamchatka (a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia)