પાકિસ્તાન
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Gujarati
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān). Coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali as an acronym of Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. The name is also analyzed as پاک (pāk, “pure”) + ـستان (-stān, “land”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.kis.t̪ɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɑn
- Hyphenation: પા‧કિસ્‧તાન
Proper noun
[edit]પાકિસ્તાન • (pākistān) m
- Pakistan (a country in South Asia)
Derived terms
[edit]- પાકિસ્તાની (pākistānī)