هندوستان

See also: ہندوستان‎

Persian

Etymology

‎ (hendu, “Indian”) +‎ ‎ (-stân, “land”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is sense 2 a semantic borrowing from Urdu”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hinduːsˈtɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hɪnduːsˈtɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /henduːsˈtɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /hindusˈtɔn/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	هندوستان
Dari	هندوستان
Tajik	Ҳиндустон (Hinduston)

هندوستان • (hendustân)

(dated) the Indian subcontinent
Synonym: شبه‌قارهٔ هند‎ (šebh-e-qârre'ye hend)
(colloquial) India (a country in Asia)
Synonym: هند‎ (hend)

Derived terms

هندوستانی‎ (hendustâni)

Related terms

هندی‎ (hendi)

Descendants

→ Assamese: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
→ Middle Bengali: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan), হিন্দুস্থান (hindusthan)
- Bengali: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan), হিন্দুস্থান (hindusthan)
→ Gujarati: હિંદુસ્તાન (hindustān)
→ Hindustani: hindustān
Hindi: हिंदुस्तान

Urdu: ہِنْدوسْتان‎
→ Maithili: hindustān
Devanagari script: हिन्दुस्तान

Tirhuta script: 𑒯𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒳𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒰𑒢
→ Marathi: हिंदुस्थान (hindusthān)
→ Oriya: ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ଥାନ (hindusthanô)
→ Old Punjabi: ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ (hindostān), ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (hindustān)
  Shahmukhi script: ہِندُوستان‎ (hindūstān)
→ Sanskrit: हिन्दुस्थान (hindusthāna) (calque)
→ Sindhi: hindustānu
Arabic script: هِندُسْتانُ‎

Devanagari script: हिंदुस्तानु

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