کوهستان

Persian

Etymology

From کوه (kuh, “mountain”) +‎ ـستان (estân, “-stan, area”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [koː.his.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.jɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰu.jis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɦes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.his.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	kōhistān
Dari reading?	kōhistān
Iranian reading?	kuhestân
Tajik reading?	kühiston

Noun

کوهستان • (kuhestân) (plural کوهستان‌ها (kuhestân-hâ))

1. mountain area, the mountains
2. Kohistan (region)

Related terms

• کوهستانی (kuhestâni)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: કોહિસ્તાન (kohistān)
• → Punjabi: ਕੋਹਸਤਾਨ (kohastān)