A view from Tashkent, Uzbekistan: loanwords in Japanese

Norboeva, Nafisa, Kitaoka, Daiho

Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал) · 2026-yil

Annotatsiya

This study examines the interaction between general phonological repair mechanisms and non-linguistic socio-historical factors in Japanese loanword adaptation, with particular reference to two Uzbekproper names: Tashkent (Uzbek: Toshkent) and Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston). Building on established patterns of Japanese loanword adaptation, the analysis shows that most borrowings follow systematic phonological principles. However, the data for the two focused proper names present divergent adaptation outcomes. Namely, Tashkent exhibits variation (tashikento vs. tashukento), while Uzbekistan is uniformly rendered as uzubekisutan, a form that appears to disregard o in the final syllable. This paper argues that the variation in Tashkent is not strictly phonologically driven but stems from a conflict between two historical influences: a Russian-era adaptation, probably institutionalized by diplomatic conventions (leading to tashikento), and a more recent, purely phonologically predicted form based on the English source (leading to tashukento). Conversely, the uniform adaptation of Uzbekistan appears driven by an orthographic constraint beyond morphology and phonology, where the recognizable suffix -stan leads to a uniform final vowel /a/, overriding Uzbek-specific phonological faithfulness. Comparison with general adaptation patterns indicates that, for proper names — especially those associated with politically and historically complex regions — non-linguistic factors such as diplomatic convention and historical transmission routes may take precedence over structure-preserving phonological principles in Japanese loanword adaptation.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarNorboeva, Nafisa, Kitaoka, Daiho
JurnalЎзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал)
NashriyotЎзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети
ISSN2181-8215
Nashr sanasi2026-02-20
Jild66
Son1
Betlar104-121
TilIngliz
DOI10.36078/1767726136
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-26

DOI: 10.36078/1767726136 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

Kalit so‘zlar

loanwords, loanword adaptation, proper names, Phonology, Uzbek, Japanese

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APANorboeva, Nafisa, & Kitaoka, Daiho (2026). A VIEW FROM TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: LOANWORDS IN JAPANESE. Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал), 66(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.36078/1767726136
GOST (OAK)Norboeva, Nafisa, Kitaoka, Daiho A VIEW FROM TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: LOANWORDS IN JAPANESE // Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал). – 2026. – T. 66, № 1. – P. 104-121. – DOI: 10.36078/1767726136.
MLANorboeva, Nafisa, and Kitaoka, Daiho. “A VIEW FROM TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: LOANWORDS IN JAPANESE.” Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал), 66(1), 104-121, 2026. https://doi.org/10.36078/1767726136
ChicagoNorboeva, Nafisa, and Kitaoka, Daiho. “A VIEW FROM TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: LOANWORDS IN JAPANESE.” Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал), 66(1), 104-121 (2026). https://doi.org/10.36078/1767726136
HarvardNorboeva, Nafisa, and Kitaoka, Daiho (2026) ‘A VIEW FROM TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: LOANWORDS IN JAPANESE’, Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал), 66(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.36078/1767726136
BibTeX
@article{norboevanafisa2026,
  title = {A VIEW FROM TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: LOANWORDS IN JAPANESE},
  author = {Norboeva, Nafisa and Kitaoka, Daiho},
  journal = {Ўзбекистонда хорижий тиллар (электрон илмий­методик журнал)},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {66},
  number = {1},
  pages = {104-121},
  doi = {10.36078/1767726136},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.36078/1767726136}
}

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