Чимкент

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Uzbek Chimkent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪmˈkʲent]

Proper noun

Чимке́нт • (Čimként) m inan (genitive Чимке́нта, relational adjective чимке́нтский)

1. (archaic) Shymkent (old name used before 8 September 1992)

   Synonym: Шымке́нт (Šymként)

Usage notes

The city has been renamed Шымке́нт (Šymként) on 8 September 1992. The new form was reborrowed from Kazakh Шымкент (Şymkent), violating the rules of Russian orthography, which state that the sound IPA^(key): [ɨ] should always be written with the letter и (i) if it follows ш (š) or ж (ž). For this reason, Russian-language media outside of Kazakhstan prefer to use the older form Чимке́нт (Čimként).

Declension

Declension of Чимке́нт (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Чимке́нт Čimként
genitive	Чимке́нта Čimkénta
dative	Чимке́нту Čimkéntu
accusative	Чимке́нт Čimként
instrumental	Чимке́нтом Čimkéntom
prepositional	Чимке́нте Čimkénte

Descendants

• → Kazakh: Шымкент (Şymkent)
  • → Russian: Шымке́нт (Šymként)