Сҭампыл

Abkhaz

Alternative forms

  • Асҭампыл (Astampʼəl)

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish استانبول, from corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, to the City).

Proper noun

Сҭампыл • (Stampʼəl)

  1. Istanbul; Constantinople (a city in western Turkey)