Покистон
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Tajik
[edit]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 (pokistoni)