हिंदुस्तान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हिन्दुस्तान (hindustān), हिंदोस्तान (hindostān), हिन्दोस्तान (hindostān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān). Cognate with Marathi हिंदुस्थान (hindusthān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪ä̃ːn]

Proper noun

हिंदुस्तान • (hindustān) m (Urdu spelling ہندوستان)

1. Hindustan
2. India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

• हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī)

Marathi

Proper noun

हिंदुस्तान • (hindustān)

1. Alternative spelling of हिन्दुस्तान (hindustān): Hindustan; India (a country in South Asia)