ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ

See also: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (hindūstān).

Proper noun

ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu) m

Hindustan (northern region of India)

Descendants

Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ (hindostān), ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (hindustān)

Shahmukhi: ہِندُوستان‎ (hindūstān)

Further reading

Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 64.
“ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.

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