Shymkent

English

Night view of New Memorial in Ordabasy Square

Alternative forms

• Chimkent

Etymology

Kazakh Шымкент (Şymkent), from шым (şym, “turf”) and кент (kent, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪmˈkɛnt/

Proper noun

Shymkent

1. A city in Kazakhstan

Synonyms

• Chernyaev (1914-1924)

Translations

a Kazakh city

• Chinese:

  Chinese: 奇姆肯特 (Qímǔkěntè)

• Kazakh: Шымкент (Şymkent)
• Kyrgyz: Чымкент (Cımkent)
• Russian: Шымке́нт (ru) m (Šymként)
• Uyghur: چىمكەنت (chimkent)