कुर्दिस्तान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کردستان (kurdistān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊɾ.d̪ɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [kʊɾ.d̪ɪs.t̪ä̃ːn]

Proper noun

कुर्दिस्तान • (kurdistān) m (Urdu spelling کردستان)

  1. Kurdistan (a cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria)
  2. (by extension) Kurdistan (an autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)
  3. (by extension) Kurdistan (a province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)
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