خالصتان
Punjabi
Etymology
خالصآ (kḥālsa, “Khalsa”) + ـستان (-estān, “place of”)
Proper noun
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Usage notes
- This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply that Punjab belonged to Sikhs and Sikhs belong to Punjab. Now it is mostly used by separatists who want to separate the region from the Republic of India. See Khalistan on Wikipedia for more.
Derived terms
- خالصتانی (xālṣtānī)
Descendants
- → English: Khalistan
- → Hindi: ख़ालिस्तान (xālistān)