Azov

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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/
• (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

Adyghe: Аскъалэ (Asqalɛ) Ancient Greek: Μαιῶτις (Maiôtis) Arabic: أَزُوف f (ʔazūf) Hijazi Arabic: أزوڤ f (ʔazōv), أزوف f (ʔazōf) Bashkir: Аҙау (Aźaw), Аҙаҡ (Aźaq) Chagatai: ازاق (ʾzāq) Chinese: Mandarin: 亞速 / 亚速 (Yàsù) Crimean Tatar: Azaq Cuman: ازاق Kalmyk: Азу (Azu) Ottoman Turkish: آزاق (Azak) Russian: Азов (ru) m (Azov) Tatar: Азак (Azaq) Turkish: Azak (tr) Ukrainian: Азов (uk) m (Azov); (obsolete) Озів m (Oziv)