Etymology

Shymkent

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Today it means: A city in Kazakhstan. Full definition →

Kazakh Шымкент
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  1. Kazakh · borrowed fromШымкент
  2. English todayShymkent

From Kazakh Шымкент (šımkent), from шым (šım, “turf”) and кент (kent, “city”).

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