પાકિસ્તાન
Gujarati
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān). Coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali as an acronym of Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. The name is also analyzed as پاک (pāk, “pure”) + ـستان (-stān, “land”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editપાકિસ્તાન • (pākistān) m
- Pakistan (a country in South Asia)
Derived terms
edit- પાકિસ્તાની (pākistānī)