پاکستان

See also: پاڪستان‎ and باكستان‎

Baluchi

Proper noun

پاکستان • (pākestān)

1. Pakistan

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Central Kurdish

Proper noun

پاکستان (pakistan)

1. Pakistan

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Kashmiri

Proper noun

پاکستان (pākistān) m

1. Pakistan

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑkɪst̪ɑn/

Proper noun

پاکستان • (pâkistân) m

1. Pakistan

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Persian

Etymology

From پاک‎ (pâk, “pure, clean”) and suffix ستان‎ (-stân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /pɑːkistɑːn/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /pɒːkɪstɒːn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /pɒːkestɒːn/

• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /pɔːkistɔːn/

Proper noun

Dari Persian	پاکستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Покистон (Pokiston)

پاکستان • (pâkestân)

1. Pakistan

Derived terms

• پاکستانی‎ (pâkestâni)

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Punjabi

Proper noun

پاکستان • (pākstān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)

1. Pakistan

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Urdu

Etymology

1. From پاک‎ (pāk, “pure”) +‎ ـستان‎‎ (-stān, “land”).
2. Acronym of Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sind and Balochistan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑː.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/

Proper noun

پاکستان • (pākistān) m (Hindi spelling पाकिस्तान)

1. Pakistan (a country)

Derived terms

• پاکستانی‎ (pākistānī)