Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan, a major political and cultural center in Central Asia. The name is widely used in English to refer to the city, with pronunciation that preserves the initial stress and features a clear, non-rhotic /t/ onset and final /t/ or /k/ release depending on speaker. It embodies a two-syllable structure, commonly pronounced as TAPSH-kehnt in many English contexts.
Full pronunciation guide
