Yoshkar-Ola

English

Yoshkar-Ola view with the Malaya Kokshaga river

Etymology

Transliteration of Eastern Mari Йошкар-Ола (Joškar-Ola, “Yoshkar-Ola”), from йошкар (joškar, “red”) and ола (ola, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɒʃˈkɑː(ɹ) oʊˈlɑː/

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Proper noun

Yoshkar-Ola

2. The capital and largest city of Mari El, Russia.

   Synonyms: (before 1919) Tsaryovokokshaysk, (between 1919 and 1927) Krasnokokshaysk, (old Mari name) Charla

Translations

capital of Mari El, Russia

• Arabic: يُوشْكَار-أُولَا f (yuškār-ʔulā)
• Armenian: Յոշկար-Օլա (Yoškar-Ōla)
• Belarusian: Іашка́р-Ала́ m (Iaškár-Alá)
• Bulgarian: Йошка́р Ола́ m (Joškár Olá)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約什卡爾奧拉 / 约什卡尔奥拉 (Yuēshíkǎ'ěr-Àolā)

• Chuvash: Чархула (Čarx̬ula), Йошкар-Ола (Joškar-Ola)
• Czech: Joškar-Ola m
• French: Iochkar-Ola m
• German: Joschkar-Ola n
• Hebrew: יושקר־אולה
• Japanese: ヨシュカル・オラ (Yoshikaru-Ora)
• Komi: Гӧрдкар (Gördkar)
• Korean: 요시카르올라 (Yosikareuolla)
• Latvian: Joškarola f
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: Йошкар-Ола (Joškar-Ola)

  Western Mari: Якшар-Хала (JAkšar-Hala)

• Polish: Joszkar-Oła (pl) f
• Russian: Йошка́р-Ола́ (ru) m (Joškár-Olá)
• Spanish: Yoshkar-Olá (es) m
• Tatar: Йошкар Ола (Yoşqar Ola), Чар (Çar) (old)
• Telugu: uయొళ్కార్-ఒలా (uyoḷkār-olā)
• Turkish: Yoşkar-Ola
• Ukrainian: Йошка́р-Ола́ m (Joškár-Olá)