Noer-Soeltan

Dutch

Etymology

Transliteration of Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnur.sulˌtɑn/

Proper noun

Noer-Soeltan n

1. Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan).
   • 2022 January 9, Eva Cukier, “‘De machtswisseling in Kazachstan was nooit echt, dat is precies waarom de bevolking zo boos is’ ['The change of power in Kazakhstan was never real, which is exactly why the population is so angry']”, in NRC Handelsblad‎^[1], retrieved 14 September 2022:

     De opstand verliep erg spontaan, escaleerde snel en concentreerde zich vooral in Almaty en niet in ^[sic] hoofdstad Noer-Soeltan.

     The uprising proceeded very spontaneously, escalated rapidly and was concentrated mainly in Almaty and not in the capital Nur-Sultan.