-стан

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, place of), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam (position, location, place), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [-ˈstɑn] (after back vowels)
  • IPA(key): [-ˈstän] (after front vowels)

Suffix

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-стан (-stan)

  1. Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups.
    башҡорт (başqort, Bashkir) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Башҡортостан (Başqortostan, Bashkortostan)
    ҡырғыҙ (qırğıź, Kyrgyz) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Ҡырғыҙстан (Qırğıźstan, Kyrgyzstan)

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Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, place of), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand).

Suffix

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-стан (-stan)

  1. Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups.
    кыргыз (kırgız, Kyrgyz) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Кыргызстан (Kırgızstan, Kyrgyzstan)
    өзбек (özbek, Uzbek) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Өзбекстан (Özbekstan, Uzbekistan)
  2. Suffix to form place of something.
    гүл (gül, flower) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎гүлстан (gülstan, rose garden)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, place of). Doublet of стан (stan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈstan]
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Suffix

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-ста́н (-stán)

  1. -stan; suffix to form country and province names, especially when added to names of traditionally Muslim ethnic groups.

Declension

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Derived terms

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