बलूचिस्तान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلوچستان (balūčistān). By surface analysis, बलूच (balūc) +‎ -इस्तान (-istān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.luː.t͡ʃɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [bɐ.luː.t͡ʃɪs.t̪ä̃ːn]
  • Hyphenation: ब‧लू‧चिस्‧तान
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

बलूचिस्तान • (balūcistānm (Urdu spelling بَلوچِسْتَان)

  1. Balochistan (a region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people)
  2. Balochistan (a province of Pakistan)

Declension

Declension of बलूचिस्तान (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct बलूचिस्तान
balūcistān
oblique बलूचिस्तान
balūcistān
vocative बलूचिस्तान
balūcistān

Synonyms

See also

provinces of Pakistan: पाकिस्तान के प्रांत (pākistān ke prānt)edit

Further reading