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Kharkiv

/ˈxɑːkiːv/ UK
/ˈhɑːkiːv/
/ˈhɑːkɪv/
/hɑːˈkiːv/
/ˈkɑːkiːv/
/ˈkɑːkɪv/
/kɑːˈkiːv/
/ˈxɑɹkiv/ US
/ˈhɑɹkiv/
/ˈhɑɹkɪv/
/hɑɹˈkiv/
/ˈkɑɹkiv/
/ˈkɑɹkɪv/
/kɑɹˈkiv/

Rhymes with -iːv

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Khar'kov · Kharkov · Char'kov · Charkov · Har'kov · Harkov

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.
A raion of Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv.
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.
A river in eastern Ukraine.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of 9167 Kharkiv: an asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System.

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name city

Español	Járkov, Járkiv
한국어	하르키우 Hareukiu, 하리코프 Harikopeu
日本語	ハルキウ Harukiu, ハリコフ Harikofu
中文	哈爾科夫 /哈尔科夫 Hā'ěrkēfū, 卡爾可夫 /卡尔可夫 Kǎ'ěrkěfū, 哈爾基夫 /哈尔基夫 Hā'ěrjīfū
हिन्दी	ख़ारकिव xārkiv, ख़ार्कोव xārkov
Português	Carcóvia, Carquive
Français	Kharkiv, Kharkov
Deutsch	Charkiw, Charkow
Italiano	Charkiv
Ελληνικά	Χάρκοβο Chárkovo, Χάρκιβ Chárkiv, Χάρκοβ Chárkov
Română	Harkiv, Harkov
Русский	Ха́рьков Xárʹkov, Ха́ркив Xárkiv
Tiếng Việt	Kharkiv
العربية	خَارْكِيف ḵārkīf, خَارْكُوف ḵarkuf
עברית	חַרְקוֹב khárkov

name raion

Русский	Ха́рьковский райо́н Xárʹkovskij rajón

name oblast

Русский	Ха́рьковская о́бласть Xárʹkovskaja óblastʹ

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@misc{kharkiv_2026,
  title = {Kharkiv},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kharkiv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}