# Москва
## Abkhaz
### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskʼva)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
* Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [moˈskva]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -va

### Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f (relational adjective моско́вски)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

#### Derived terms

* московча́нин (moskovčánin), московча́нка (moskovčánka)

## Carpathian Rusyn
### Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

## Dungan
### Etymology

From Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

Москва • (Moskva)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
* Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

#### Usage notes

* This Dungan word is a borrowed word and has no corresponding Chinese character.

## Karaim
### Etymology

From Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

### References

* N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “Москва”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) (Arabic spelling موسكۋا)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
    Synonym: Мөскөө (Mösköö)
* Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)
    Synonym: Мөскөө (Mösköö)

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɔskva]

### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) f (relational adjective московски)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

#### Derived terms

* московјанец/московјанин m (moskovjanec/moskovjanin), московјанка f (moskovjanka)
* московски (moskovski)

### References

* “Москва”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎ (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 300

## Mongolian

| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
| ᠮᠣᠰᠺᠸᠠ (moskwa) | Москва (Moskva) |

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔskʰw̜a/
* Syllabification: Моск‧ва (2 syllables)

### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
* Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

#### Declension
## Old Ruthenian
### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) f inan (adjective московский)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
* Moskva (a river in Russia)
* (collective) Alternative letter-case form of москва (moskva, “Muscovites”)

### See also

* Литва (Litva), литва (litva)
* Русь (Rusʹ), русь (rusʹ)

### Further reading

* Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “москва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 166

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* МСК (MSK) (abbreviation)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic *Москꙑ (*Mosky), originally referring to the river, probably from Proto-Slavic *mosky of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Czech moskva (“raw bread”), Slovak mozga (“puddle”), Polish Mozgawa, and more distantly Lithuanian mazgóti (“to wash, rinse”), Sanskrit मज्जति (májjati, “to sink”), Latin mergō (“to dive”). Doublet of Моско́вия (Moskóvija).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɐskˈva]
* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [mʌskˈva] (Leningrad)
* IPA: [maskˈva] (Yuri Levitan, 1941)

### Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f inan (genitive Москвы́, relational adjective моско́вский)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
    Synonyms: Белока́менная (Belokámennaja), Златогла́вая (Zlatoglávaja), Первопресто́льная (Pervoprestólʹnaja), (abbreviation) М. (M.), (abbreviation) М (M)
    в Москве́ ― v Moskvé ― in Moscow
    в Москву́ ― v Moskvú ― to Moscow
    из Москвы́ ― iz Moskvý ― from Moscow
** 1926—1927, Andrei Platonov, Эфирный тракт:Москва́ просну́лась и завизжа́ла трамва́ями. … Ле́тнее со́лнце ликова́ло над полнокро́вной землёй, и взо́рам двух люде́й предста́ла но́вая Москва́ ― чуде́сный го́род могу́щественной культу́ры, упря́мого труда́ и у́много сча́стья.Moskvá prosnúlasʹ i zavizžála tramvájami. … Létneje sólnce likoválo nad polnokróvnoj zemljój, i vzóram dvux ljudéj predstála nóvaja Moskvá ― čudésnyj górod mogúščestvennoj kulʹtúry, uprjámovo trudá i úmnovo sčástʹja.Moscow awakened and screamed with trams. … The summer sun rejoiced over the full-blooded land, and two men appeared before the gaze of a new Moscow ― a wonderful city of powerful culture, stubborn labor and intelligent happiness.
* Moskva (a river in Russia)
    Synonym: Москва́-река́ (Moskvá-reká)
    Москва́ впада́ет в Оку́ у го́рода Коло́мна. ― Moskvá vpadájet v Okú u góroda Kolómna. ― The Moskva flows into the Oka River near the town of Kolomna.
* (metonymically) the government of the Russian Federation
    Москва́ так и не отве́тила на тре́бования Вашингто́на. ― Moskvá tak i ne otvétila na trébovanija Vašingtóna. ― Moscow has never responded to Washington's demands.

#### Derived terms

* Замоскворе́чье n (Zamoskvoréčʹje)
* Москваба́д (Moskvabád)
* москви́ч m (moskvíč), москви́чка f (moskvíčka, noun)
* москови́т m (moskovít, noun)
* Моско́вия (Moskóvija)
* Подмоско́вье n (Podmoskóvʹje, noun)
* подмоско́вный (podmoskóvnyj, adjective)
* (offensive) моска́ль (moskálʹ, noun)

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: Մոսկվա (Moskva)
* → Azerbaijani: Moskva
* → Belarusian: Масква (Maskva)
* → Czech: Moskva
** Czech: moskva (“rye bread”) (uncommon)
* → Dungan: Москва (Moskva)
* → Greek: Μόσχα (Móscha)
* → Hebrew: מוסקבה (moskvá)
* → Hungarian: Moszkva
* → Ingrian: Moskova
* → Italian: Mosca
* → Japanese: モスクワ (Mosukuwa)
* → Karaim: Москва (Moskva)
* → Korean: 모스크바 (moseukeuba)
* → Kyrgyz: Москва (Moskva)
* → Latvian: Maskava
* → Lithuanian: Maskva
* → Norwegian Bokmål: Moskva
* → Polish: Moskwa
* → Romanian: Moscova
* → Slovak: Moskva
* → Vietnamese: Mát-xcơ-va
* → Yiddish: מאָסקווע (moskve)

### See also

* Росси́я f (Rossíja)

### References

* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Москва”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /môskʋa/
* Hyphenation: Мос‧ква

### Proper noun

Мо̏сква f (Latin spelling Mȍskva)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

#### Declension
## Tajik
### Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)
* Alternative form of Маскав (Maskav)

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔskˈʋa]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f inan (genitive Москви́, uncountable, relational adjective моско́вський)
* Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
    у/в Москві́ ― u/v Moskví ― in Moscow
    у/в Москву́, до Москви́ ― u/v Moskvú, do Moskvý ― to Moscow
    з Москви́ ― z Moskvý ― from Moscow
* (colloqual) Russia
    Compare Московія

#### Derived terms

* москви́ч (moskvýč), москви́чка (moskvýčka)

### References

* “Москва”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)