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As a speaker of Romanian, Kazan is a funny name for a submarine. 'Kazan' means 'boiler' or 'cauldron' in Russian. In Romanian, 'Cazan' has the same meaning, as
by maximinus_thrax 2y ago
As a speaker of Romanian, Kazan is a funny name for a submarine. 'Kazan' means 'boiler' or 'cauldron' in Russian. In Romanian, 'Cazan' has the same meaning, as both words are traced to a Turkic word with the same meaning. However, in Romanian jargon, 'cazan' is also used to describe an old beaten down car or machine, a jalopy, clunker, rattletrap.
- r721 2y agoI think the submarine is named after the city: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan (see "Etymology" section there).