Tashkent

== English == === Alternative forms === Tashkand, Tashkend === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd), compound of tosh (“stone”) + Old Turkic [script needed] (kend, “city”) (compare Turkish kent), the latter borrowed from Sogdian [Term?] (/⁠kand⁠/, “city”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/, /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Proper noun === Tashkent The capital city of Uzbekistan. Synonym: (former name) Chach ==== Usage notes ==== From 1918-1924, the capital of Turkestan ASSR; from 1930 to 1991, the capital of Uzbek SSR, and since 1991, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Tasquente === Proper noun === Tashkent f Tashkent (the capital city of Uzbekistan)