-स्तान
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِستَان (-stān). Doublet of स्थान (sthān) and थाना (thānā).
Suffix
[edit]-स्तान • (-stān) (Urdu spelling ستان)
Usage notes
[edit]-इस्तान (-istān) is used if the word ends in a consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- इंगलिस्तान (iṅglistān)
- हिंदुस्तान (hindustān)