Turkmenistāna

== Latvian == === Etymology === Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Turkmen Türkmen and Persian ـستان (-estân), a common ending for country names. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun, following the general pattern for country names. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Turkmenistāna f (4th declension) Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia) Turkmenistānas karogs ― the flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistāna ir valsts Centrālāzijā ― Turkmenistan is a countries in Central Asia ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== turkmēnisks turkmēnis, turkmēniete turkmēņu valoda