ਕ਼ੁਸਤੁਨਤੁਨੀਆ

Punjabi

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian قسطنطنیه (qustantaniya), from Arabic الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-qusṭanṭīniyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qʊs.t̪ʊn.t̪ʊ.ni.jɑ(ːɦ)]
• Hyphenation: ਕ਼ੁਸ‧ਤੁਨ‧ਤੁ‧ਨੀ‧ਆ

Proper noun

ਕ਼ੁਸਤੁਨਤੁਨੀਆ • (qustuntunīā) m (Shahmukhi spelling قسطُنطُنیہ)

1. Constantinople (the former name of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey)