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)

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)