ترکستان

See also: تركستان

Chagatai

Proper noun

ترکستان (transliteration needed)

1. Turkestan

Descendants

• Uyghur: تۈركىستان (türkistan)
• Uzbek: Turkiston

Persian

Etymology

ترک (tork) +‎ ـستان (-estân)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tuɾ.kis.tɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuɾ.kʰis.t̪ʰɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰoɹ.kʰʲes.t̪ʰɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuɾ.kʰis.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	turkistān
Dari reading?	turkistān
Iranian reading?	torkestân
Tajik reading?	turkiston

Proper noun

Dari	ترکستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Туркистон

تُرْکِسْتان • (torkestân)

1. Turkestan

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکستان (turkistān).

Proper noun

تُرکِستان • (turkistān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੁਰਕਿਸਤਾਨ)

1. Turkestan

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکستان (turkistān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ʊɾ.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/

Proper noun

تُرْکِسْتان • (turkistān) m (Hindi spelling तुर्किस्तान)

1. Turkestan