Kasakhstan

Danish da: Proper noun da Kazakhstan Q232 Related terms da kasakher da kasakhisk See also Norwegian Bokmål no:Kasakhstan thumb|The flag of Kazakhstan flying from a government building. thumb|The location of Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Etymology nb, based on nb kk Қазақстан Qazaqstan Kazakhstan. The Kazakh name was coined from kk қазақ -стан Kazakh land, country 1, literally “land of the Kazakhs”. The suffix kk -стан -stan land, country is ultimately from Persian fa ـستان -stân place, land. The ethnonym kk қазақ qazaq Kazakh was originally used as a social designation and later became the name of an ethnic group. Its deeper etymology remains disputed. Parallel international adaptations include nn Kasakhstan, da Kasakhstan, sv Kazakstan, de Kasachstan, nl Kazachstan and pl Kazachstan Kazakhstan. Pronunciation nb /¹ka.sakˈstɑːn/ [ka.sakˈstɑ̀ːn] nb ɑːn 3 nb Ka sakh stan Proper noun nb proper noun Kazakhstan; nb country r/Central Asia, extending partly into Europe, with Astana as its capital. nb Astana er hovedstaden i Kasakhstan. Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan. nb 25 June 2026 Mikal Hem; Ivar Dale; Camilla Frøseth Wedul Kasakhstan Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Kasakhstan Kasakhstan er en republikk i Asia. Kazakhstan is a republic in Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20260917144101/https://snl.no/Kasakhstan 17 September 2026 Usage notes The official Norwegian long-form name is Republikken Kasakhstan (“the Republic of Kazakhstan”). nb Kasakhstan is the standard Norwegian spelling. The international spelling Kazakhstan is also encountered in Norwegian texts, but is not the standard Norwegian form. Derived terms nb kasakhstaner Kazakhstani; person from Kazakhstan nb kasakhstansk Kazakhstani; relating to Kazakhstan Related terms nb kasakh Kazakh; member of the Kazakh ethnic group nb kasakhisk Kazakh; Kazakh language See also References 25 June 2026 Mikal Hem; Ivar Dale; Camilla Frøseth Wedul Kasakhstan Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Kasakhstan 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260917144101/https://snl.no/Kasakhstan 17 September 2026 Utanlandske stadnamn Språkrådet https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/utanlandske-stadnamn/ 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261012085035/https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/utanlandske-stadnamn/ 12 October 2026 Navn på stater Språkrådet https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/navn-pa-stater/ 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260925220913/https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/navn-pa-stater/ 25 September 2026 Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med Regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/dep/diplomatiske-forbindelser-og-protokoll/norske-utenriksstasjoner/id2991088/ 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260929013054/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/dep/diplomatiske-forbindelser-og-protokoll/norske-utenriksstasjoner/id2991088/ 29 September 2026 nb exonyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Kazakhstan Q232 Related terms nn kasakhisk nn kasakhstanar nn kasakhstansk