Meanings
proper noun
alternative Bukhoro · alternative Bokhara
- The regional capital of the Bukhara region, Uzbekistan, founded in the 6th century BCE.
- A region of Uzbekistan.
Origin
- Classical Persianبخارا
- EnglishBukhara
Borrowed from Classical Persian بخارا (buxārā), ultimately from Sogdian.
More words from Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُخَارَى
- بُخَارَى (buḵārā)city in Uzbekistan
Chinese Mandarin 布哈拉
- 布哈拉 (Bùhālā)city in Uzbekistan
Finnish Buhara
- Buharacity in Uzbekistan
French Boukhara
- Boukharacity in Uzbekistan
German Buchara
- Bucharacity in Uzbekistan
Greek Μπουχάρα
- Μπουχάρα (Bouchára)city in Uzbekistan
Hindi बुख़ारा, बुखारा
- बुख़ारा (buxārā)city in Uzbekistan
- बुखारा (bukhārā)city in Uzbekistan
Hungarian Buhara
- Buharacity in Uzbekistan
Japanese ブハラ
- ブハラ (Buhara)city in Uzbekistan
Persian بخارا
- بخارا (boxârâ)city in Uzbekistan
Polish Buchara
- Bucharacity in Uzbekistan
Portuguese Bucara, Bukhara
- Bucaracity in Uzbekistan
- Bukharacity in Uzbekistan
Russian Бухара́
- Бухара́ (Buxará)city in Uzbekistan
Spanish Bujará
- Bujarácity in Uzbekistan
Swedish Buchara
- Bucharacity in Uzbekistan
Turkish Buhara
- Buharacity in Uzbekistan
Ukrainian Бухара́
- Бухара́ (Buxará)city in Uzbekistan
Urdu بخارا
- بخارا (Buxārā)city in Uzbekistan
Cite this entry
APA
Bukhara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukhara
MLA
“Bukhara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukhara. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bukhara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukhara.
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