پاکستان

See also: پاڪستان and باكستان

Baluchi

Proper noun

پاکستان (pākestān)

  1. Pakistan

Central Kurdish

Proper noun

پاکستان (pakistan)

  1. Pakistan

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑkɪst̪ɑn/

Proper noun

پاکستان (pâkistân) m

  1. Pakistan

Persian

Etymology

پاک (pâk, pure, clean) + ـستان (-stân).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /pɔkisˈtɔn/

Proper noun

Dari پاکستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Покистон (Pokiston)

پاکستان (pâkestân)

  1. Pakistan

Derived terms

Punjabi

Proper noun

پاکستان (pākistān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)

  1. Pakistan

Urdu

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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: پا‧کِسْ‧تان

Proper noun

پاکِسْتان (pākistān) m (Hindi spelling पाकिस्तान)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia, Indian subcontinent)

Descendants

See also

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