Persian

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Etymology

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From مغول (moğol, Mongol) +‎ ـستان (-estân, -land).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? muğūlistān
Dari reading? muğūlistān
Iranian reading? moğolestân
Tajik reading? muġuliston

Proper noun

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Dari مغولستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Муғулистон

مُغولِسْتان (moğolestân)

  1. Mongolia (a country in East Asia)
  2. Mongolia (a region in East Asia including Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, sometimes also including Buryatia, Tuva, Altay)
  3. (historical) Moghulistan (a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate, and a historical geographic area north of the Tengri Tagh mountain range, on the border of Central Asia and East Asia)

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