पाकिस्तान

Hindi

Etymology
  1. From पाक (pāk, “pure”) +‎ -स्तान (-stān, “land”).
  2. Acronym of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh and Baluchistan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɑː.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/

Proper noun

पाकिस्तान • (pākistān) m (Urdu spelling پاکستان‎)

  1. Pakistan (a country)

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पाकिस्तान (pākistān) / Urdu پاکستان‎ (pākistān). Compare Gujarati પાકિસ્તાન (pākistān), Kannada ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ್ (pākistān), Telugu పాకిస్తాను (pākistānu), Sindhi پاڪستان‎ (pākistān), Punjabi ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ (pākistān) / پاکستان‎ (pākistān), Bengali পাকিস্তান (pakistan), Assamese পাকিস্তান (pakistan).

Proper noun

पाकिस्तान • (pākistān) m

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms
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