Покистон

Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu پَاکِسْتَان (pākistān), from Classical Persian پَاک (pāk) + ـِسْتَان (-istān). By surface analysis, пок (pok, “pure, clean”) +‎ -истон (-iston).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔkistɔn/, [pʰɔkʰist̪ʰɔn]

Proper noun

Покистон • (Pokiston) (Persian spelling پاکستان)

1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

• покистонӣ (pokistoni)