हिंदुस्तान

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān). Cognate with Marathi हिंदुस्थान (hindusthān).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪ä̃ːn]

Proper noun

हिंदुस्तान • (hindustān) m (Urdu spelling ہندوستان)

  1. Hindustan
  2. India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

Marathi

Proper noun

हिंदुस्तान • (hindustān)

  1. Alternative spelling of हिन्दुस्तान (hindustān): Hindustan; India (a country in South Asia)
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