ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ (khālistān), ਖ਼ਾਲਸਤਾਨ (xālsatān), ਖਾਲਸਤਾਨ (khālsatān)

Etymology

From ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ (xālsā, “Khalsa”) and -ਇਸਤਾਨ (-isatān, “-stan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.lɪ.sə.t̪aː.nə/, [xäː.lɪ.sə̆.t̪aː.nə̆]
• Hyphenation: ਖ਼ਾ‧ਲਿ‧ਸ‧ਤਾ‧ਨ

Proper noun

ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ • (xālistān) m (Shahmukhi spelling خالصتان)

1. Punjab

Usage notes

• This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply that Punjab belonged to Sikhs and Sikhs belong to Punjab. Now it is mostly used by separatists who want to separate the region from the Republic of India. See Khalistan on Wikipedia for more.

Derived terms

• ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨੀ (xālistānī)

Descendants

• → English: Khalistan
• → Bengali: খালিস্তান (khalistan)
• → Hindi: ख़ालिस्तान (xālistān)