Etymology

There is no consensus on the origin of the Russian name Russian Сара́тов ‎(Sarátov).

According to one of the versions, the Russian name of the city is an adaptation of the Kypchak Sarïtaw ‎(“yellow mountain”), in which case the Bashkir is an immediate descendant of that Common Kypchak place name, equivalent to Bashkir һары ‎(harï, “yellow”) +‎ тау ‎(taw, “mountain”).

Compare the city's name in other Kypchak languages: Kazakh Сарытау ‎(Sarıtaw), Tatar Сарытау ‎(Sarıtau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɑ.rɯ̞.ˈtɑw]
• Hyphenation: Һа‧ры‧тау