-istão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian , from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /⁠stāna-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *stāna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɐ̃w̃/ [isˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [iʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

Suffix

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-istão

-stan (forms place names associated with Central and Southern Asia)

Derived terms

Cavaquistão

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