Afganistán

See also: Afganistan, Afgánistán, and Afganistàn

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɡanisˈtan/ [af.ɣ̞a.nis̪ˈt̪ãŋ]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: Af‧ga‧nis‧tán

Proper noun

Afganistán m

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Afganistán.

Proper noun

Afganistán

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Galician

Alternative forms

• Afganistám, Afganistão, Afeganistão (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /afɡanisˈtaŋ/ [af.ɣ̞ɑ.nis̺ˈt̪ɑŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /afɡanisˈtaŋ/ [af.ɣ̞ɑ.nis̺ˈt̪ɑŋ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /afħanisˈtaŋ/ [af.ħɑ.nis̺ˈt̪ɑŋ]

• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: Af‧ga‧nis‧tán

Proper noun

Afganistán m

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Spanish

Afganistán

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɡanisˈtan/ [av.ɣ̞a.nisˈt̪ãn]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Af‧ga‧nis‧tán

Proper noun

Afganistán m

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kabul)

Usage notes

• The definite article is optional when referring to Afghanistan's exonym in Spanish (i.e. el Afganistán).

Related terms

• afgani
• afgano

See also

• Template:list:countries of Asia/es

References

• “Afganistán”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN