ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ

See also: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستان (hindūstān).

Proper noun

ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu) m

1. Hindustan (northern region of India)

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ (hindostān)

  Shahmukhi script: ہِندُوستان (hindūstān)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 64.
• “ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024