Turkmenistan

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UK/ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/US/tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/

proper noun

A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.

OriginTurkmen Türkmenistan ← Classical Persian ـستان →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Türkmenistan

  1. A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianـستان“-stan”
  2. TurkmenTürkmenistan
  3. EnglishTurkmenistan

From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). By surface analysis, Turkmen + -istan.

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Translations

Afrikaans Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Arabic تُرْكُمَانِسْتَان, تُرْكُمَنِسْتَان
  • تُرْكُمَانِسْتَان (turkumānistān)Central Asian country
  • تُرْكُمَنِسْتَان (turkumanistān)Central Asian country
Basque Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Bengali তুর্কমেনিস্তান
  • তুর্কমেনিস্তান (turkomenistan)Central Asian country
Bulgarian Туркмениста́н
  • Туркмениста́н (Turkmenistán)Central Asian country
Catalan Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Chinese Mandarin 土庫曼斯坦 /土库曼斯坦
  • 土庫曼斯坦 /土库曼斯坦 (Tǔkùmànsītǎn)Central Asian country
Czech Turkmenistán
  • TurkmenistánCentral Asian country
Danish Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Dutch Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Esperanto Turkmenio, Turkmenistano
  • TurkmenioCentral Asian country
  • TurkmenistanoCentral Asian country
  • TurkmenujoCentral Asian country
Estonian Türkmenistan
  • TürkmenistanCentral Asian country
Finnish Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
French Turkménistan
  • TurkménistanCentral Asian country
German Turkmenistan, Turkmenien
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
  • TurkmenienCentral Asian country
Greek Τουρκμενιστάν
  • Τουρκμενιστάν (Tourkmenistán)Central Asian country
Hawaiian Tukemenikana
  • TukemenikanaCentral Asian country
Hebrew טוּרְקְמֶנִיסְטָן
  • טוּרְקְמֶנִיסְטָן (turkmenistan)Central Asian country
Hindi तुर्कमेनिस्तान
  • तुर्कमेनिस्तान (turkamenistān)Central Asian country
Hungarian Türkmenisztán
  • TürkmenisztánCentral Asian country
Icelandic Túrkmenistan
  • TúrkmenistanCentral Asian country
Indonesian Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Irish An Tuircméanastáin
  • An TuircméanastáinCentral Asian country
Italian Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Japanese トルクメニスタン
  • トルクメニスタン (Torukumenisutan)Central Asian country
Korean 투르크메니스탄, 뚜르크메니스딴
  • 투르크메니스탄 (Tureukeumeniseutan)Central Asian country
  • 뚜르크메니스딴 (Ttureukeumeniseuttan)Central Asian country
Latvian Turkmenistāna
  • TurkmenistānaCentral Asian country
Lithuanian Turkmėnija, Turkmėnistanas
  • TurkmėnijaCentral Asian country
  • TurkmėnistanasCentral Asian country
Malay Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Māori Tukumanatānga
  • TukumanatāngaCentral Asian country
Norwegian Bokmål Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Persian ترکمنستان
  • ترکمنستان (torkamanestân)Central Asian country
Polish Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Portuguese Turquemenistão, Turcomenistão
  • TurquemenistãoCentral Asian country
  • TurcomenistãoCentral Asian country
  • TurcomâniaCentral Asian country
  • TurcoméniaCentral Asian country
  • TurcomêniaCentral Asian country
  • TurquemâniaCentral Asian country
Punjabi ਤੁਰਕਮੇਨਿਸਤਾਨ
  • ਤੁਰਕਮੇਨਿਸਤਾਨ (turkamenistān)Central Asian country
Romanian Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Russian Туркмениста́н, Туркме́ния
  • Туркмениста́н (Turkmenistán)Central Asian country
  • Туркме́ния (Turkménija)Central Asian country
Slovak Turkmenistan, Turkménsko
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
  • TurkménskoCentral Asian country
Spanish Turkmenistán
  • TurkmenistánCentral Asian country
Swahili Turukimenistani, Uturukimeni
  • TurukimenistaniCentral Asian country
  • UturukimeniCentral Asian country
Swedish Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Tagalog Turkmenistan
  • TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Tamil துருக்மெனிஸ்தான், துர்க்மெனிஸ்தான்
  • துருக்மெனிஸ்தான் (turukmeṉistāṉ)Central Asian country
  • துர்க்மெனிஸ்தான் (turkmeṉistāṉ)Central Asian country
Thai เติร์กเมนิสถาน
  • เติร์กเมนิสถาน (dtə́ək-mee-nís-tǎan)Central Asian country
Turkish Türkmenistan
  • TürkmenistanCentral Asian country
Ukrainian Туркменіста́н, Туркме́нія
  • Туркменіста́н (Turkmenistán)Central Asian country
  • Туркме́нія (Turkménija)Central Asian country
Urdu ترکمانستان
  • ترکمانستان (turkamenistān)Central Asian country
Vietnamese Tuốc-mê-ni-xtan
  • Tuốc-mê-ni-xtanCentral Asian country
Welsh Tyrcmenistan
  • TyrcmenistanCentral Asian country
Yiddish טורקמעניסטאַן
  • טורקמעניסטאַן (turkmenistan)Central Asian country
Cite this entry
APA

Turkmenistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkmenistan

MLA

“Turkmenistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkmenistan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkmenistan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkmenistan.

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