दाग़िस्तान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian داغستان (dāġistān). By surface analysis, दाग़ (dāġ) +‎ -इस्तान (-istān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.ɣɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [d̪äː.ɣɪs.t̪ä̃ːn], /d̪ɑː.ɡɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [d̪äː.ɡɪs.t̪ä̃ːn]

Proper noun

दाग़िस्तान • (dāġistānm (Urdu spelling داغستان)

  1. Dagestan (a republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Caucasus region)