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Kharkiv en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑɹkɪv/
• /ˈkɑːkɪv/
• /ˈkɑɹkiv/
• /kɑɹˈkiv/
• /hɑːˈkiːv/
• /ˈhɑɹkiv/
• /ˈxɑɹkiv/ (US)
• /kɑːˈkiːv/
• /ˈxɑːkiːv/ (UK)
• /ˈkɑɹkɪv/
• /ˈhɑːkɪv/
• /ˈkɑːkiːv/
• /ˈhɑːkiːv/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hɑɹˈkiv/

Etymology

From Ukrainian Ха́рків (Xárkiv), from Old Ruthenian Ха́рьковъ (Xárʹkov) (compare Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov), whence English Kharkov). The city is named after the Kharkiv River. A folk etymology says the city and river are named after a Cossack called Харко́ (Xarkó), from Харько́ (Xarʹkó), from Greek Χαρίτων (Charíton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this.

Meanings

1. An industrial city, the administrative centre of Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.
   • As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating ‘Russification’), I was a railway buff. 2024 September 4th, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine’s ‘Second Army’”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 46:
2. (qualifier:district) A raion of Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv.
3. (qualifier:province) An oblast in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv.
   • But Ukraine claimed its forces had shot down one of these drones for the first time last month near the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv. 2022 October 17, Ivana Kottasová, “‘Kamikaze’ drones are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know”, in CNN:
   • We switch to the developments along the front line and, uh, the Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians do reconnaissance forces… send reconnaissance forces over the border in Chernihiv, in Sumy, as well as in Kharkiv, so basically along the whole northern border. 2025 April 23, Torsten Heinrich, “Trump wants Ukraine’s Capitulation. He won’t get it. Ukraine SITREP”, in Military & History, via YouTube, 4:21–4:37:
   • The Russian military command likely chose the seizure of Vovchansk as one of the key tactical objectives of the first phase of the offensive operation in northern Kharkiv Oblast, since Vovchansk is the largest settlement immediately on the border that would provide Russian forces a staging ground close to the Russian rear to prepare for and launch the second phase of the Russian offensive operation. 2024 May 26, “Reporting from Ukraine” (channel name), 25 May: Ukrainians NULLIFY BRAND NEW RUSSIAN ENCIRCLEMENT OPERATION | War in Ukraine Explained, via YouTube, 2:23–2:44:
4. (qualifier:river) A river in eastern Ukraine.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of 9167 Kharkiv: an asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System.
   alt of 9167 Kharkiv

Forms

Deriveds

Kharkivite · Kharkivian

Translations (93)

tr Harkiv (city) · be Ха́ркаўская во́бласць (oblast) · pl rejon charkowski (raion) · yi כאַרקעוו (city) · el Χάρκοβο (city) · nl Charkiv (city) · ky Харьков (city) · fr Kharkiv (city) · he חַרְקוֹב (city) · hy Խարկով (city) · cs Charkov (city) · uk Ха́рківська о́бласть (oblast) · hi ख़ारकिव (city) · bg Харковска област (oblast) · la Charcovia (city) · sv Charkiv (oblast) · bg Ха́рков (city) · tr Harkov (city) · de Charkow (city) · zle-ort Харьковъ (city) · lt Charkovas (city) · nb Kharkiv (city) · ro Harkiv (city) · fa خارکوف (city) · udm Харьков (city) · es Járkov (city) · sh Hȁrkov (city) · cmn 卡爾可夫 /卡尔可夫 (city) · cmn 哈爾基夫 /哈尔基夫 (city) · kk Харьков (city) · sah Харьков (city) · sv Charkiv (city) · sh Ха̏рков (city) · acw خاركيف (city) · nog Каркув (city) · mr खारकिव (city) · ru Ха́рьков (city) · sh Ха̏ркив (city) · cmn 哈爾科夫 /哈尔科夫 (city) · uk Харківський район (raion) · gur Karkiu (city) · da Kharkiv (city) · ur خارکیف (city) · el Χάρκιβ (city) · ja ハルキウ (city) · uk Ха́рків (city) · tt Харкау (city) · de Charkiw (city) · az Xarkov (city) · ar خَارْكِيف (city) · crh Harkiv (city) · pt Carcóvia (city) · mr खारकिव (oblast) · sk Charkov (city) · ba Карҡыу (city) · it Charkiv (city) · mn Харьков (city) · eo Ĥarkovo (city) · ro Harkov (city) · ko 하리코프 (city) · sl Harkov (city) · hi ख़ार्कोव (city) · fr Kharkov (city) · el Χάρκοβ (city) · sv Charkiv (river) · vi Kharkiv (city) · nl Charkov (city) · fi Harkova (city) · ru Ха́рьковская о́бласть (oblast) · yi כאַרקאָוו (city) · rue Ха́рків (city) · ru Ха́рьковский райо́н (raion) · pl Charków (city) · tg Харков (city) · sh Hȁrkiv (city) · ja ハリコフ (city) · es Járkiv (city) · tk Harkow (city) · uk Харків (river) · hu Harkov (city) · hu Harkiv (city) · lv Harkova (city) · uz Xarkov (city) · ar خَارْكُوف (city) · et Harkiv (city) · pt Carquive (city) · ka ხარკოვი (city) · mk Харков (city) · mk Харковска област (oblast) · be Ха́ркаў (city) · ko 하르키우 (city) · pl obwód charkowski (oblast) · crh Qarkop (city)

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