Джанкой

Ukrainian

Etymology

First attested in 1855. From Crimean Tatar Canköy, from cañı + köy, meaning “new village” in the Northern dialect of Crimean Tatar. By folk etymology, from can köy (lit. “soul village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɐnˈkɔi̯]

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Proper noun

Джанко́й • (Džankój) m inan (genitive Джанко́я, uncountable, relational adjective джанко́йський)

1. Jankoy (a city, the administrative centre of Jankoy Raion, de jure a part of that raion, de facto separate as Jankoy city municipality, in Crimea, Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces since February 2014)

   Джанко́йський райо́н ― Džankójsʹkyj rajón ― Jankoy Raion

Declension

Declension of Джанко́й (inan sg-only j-stem masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Джанко́й Džankój
genitive	Джанко́я Džankója
dative	Джанко́ю, Джанко́єві Džankóju, Džankójevi
accusative	Джанко́й Džankój
instrumental	Джанко́єм Džankójem
locative	Джанко́ю, Джанко́ї Džankóju, Džankóji
vocative	Джанко́ю Džankóju

Descendants

• → English: Jankoy

References

• Luchyk, V. V. (2014) “Джанко́й”, in Етимологічний словник топонімів України [Etymological Dictionary of Toponyms of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Academy, →ISBN, page 178
• “Джанкой”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “Джанкой”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Джанкой on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^uk
• Джанкойський район on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^uk
• Джанкойський район (1921—2023) on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^uk