بلغارستان

Pashto

Etymology

From Classical Persian بلغارستان (bulġāristān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bolˌɣɑ.rɪˈstɑn/

Proper noun

بلغارستان • (bolǧāristān) m

1. Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)

Synonyms

• بلغاريه (bulǧārya), بلغاريا (bolǧāryā)

References

• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “بلغارستان”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

From بلغار (bolġâr) +‎ ـستان (-estân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bul.ɣaː.ris.ˈtaːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bul.ɣɔː.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bol.ɢɒː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bul.ʁɔ.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	bulġāristān
Dari reading?	bulġāristān
Iranian reading?	bolġârestân
Tajik reading?	bulġoriston

Proper noun

بلغارستان • (bulġāristān / bolġârestân) (Tajik spelling Булғористон)

1. Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

• بلغارستان ولگا (bolġârestân-e volgâ)
• بلغارستانی (bolġârestâni)

Related terms

• بلغاری (bolġâri)