پاکستان
Baluchi
Central Kurdish
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /pɑːkisˈtɑːn/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /pɑːkɪsˈtɑːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /pɒːkesˈtɒːn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /pɔkisˈtɔn/
Derived terms
- پاکستانی (pâkestâni)
Urdu
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Etymology
Coined by Chaudhry Rahmat Ali as an acronym of Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. The name is also analyzed as پاک (pāk, “pure”) + ـستان (-stān, “land”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pɑː.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /pɑː.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/
Audio (PK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːn
- Hyphenation: پا‧کِسْ‧تان
Proper noun
پاکِسْتان • (pākistān) m (Hindi spelling पाकिस्तान)
- Pakistan (a country in South Asia, Indian subcontinent)
Related terms
- پاکستانی (pākistānī, “Pakistani”)
- اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (islāmī jamhūriya-e pākistān, “Islamic Republic of Pakistan”)
Descendants
- → Arabic: بَاكِسْتَان (bākistān), الْبَاكِسْتَان (al-bākistān)
- → English: Pakistan
- → Hindi: पाकिस्तान (pākistān)
- → Uzbek: Pokiston
- → Latin: Pācistānia, Pākistānia
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