Azov

English

Alternative forms

• Azof, Azoff, Azoph, Asaph (obsolete)

Etymology

From Russian and Ukrainian Азо́в (Azóv), presumably from Kipchak Azaq (“lowlands”), a name applied to the region around the present town.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːzɒv/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæzɔf/, /ˈeɪzɔf/, /ˈɑzɑf/, /ˈeɪzɑv/

Proper noun

Azov

1. A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River.
2. A village in Ukraine (de jure)
3. A sea and gulf of the Black Sea, Europe; in full, the Sea of Azov.

Related terms

• Azovization
• Azov Sea
• Sea of Azov

Translations

town on Don, village in Ukraine

• Arabic: أَزُوف f (ʔazūf)

  Hijazi Arabic: أزوڤ f (ʔazōv), أزوف f (ʔazōf)

• Bashkir: Аҙау (Aðaw), Аҙаҡ (Aðaq)
• Chagatai: ازاق (ʾzʾq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亞速 / 亚速 (Yàsù)

• Circassian:

  West Circassian: Аскъалэ (Asqalɛ)

• Crimean Tatar: Azaq
• Cuman: ازاق
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Μαιῶτις (Maiôtis)

• Kalmyk: Азу (Azu)
• Kazakh: Азау (Azaw)
• Russian: Азов (ru) m (Azov)
• Tatar: Азак (Azaq)
• Turkish: Azak (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: آزاق (Azak)

• Ukrainian: Азов (uk) m (Azov); (obsolete) Озів m (Oziv)