ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān). First attested as Old Punjabi ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ • (hindustān) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہِندُسْتان)

  1. India (a country in South Asia)
    Synonym: ਭਾਰਤ (bhārat)
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