Покистон
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Urdu پَاکِسْتَان (pākistān), from Classical Persian پَاک (pāk) + ـِسْتَان (-istān). By surface analysis, пок (pok, “pure, clean”) + -истон (-iston).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Покистон • (Pokiston) (Persian spelling پاکستان)
- Pakistan (a country in South Asia)
Derived terms[edit]
- покистонӣ (pokistonī)