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Pakistan en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˌpɑkɪˈstɑn/ (US)
  • /ˌpakɪˈstan/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈpakɪˈstan/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌpækɪˈstæn/ (US)
  • /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpækəˌstæn/ (Canada)
  • /ˌpakɪˈstɑːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˌpækɪˈstɑːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpækɪˌstæn/ (US)
  • /ˈpækəˌstɑn/ (Canada)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Classical Persian پَاک (pāk)bor. Urdu پَاک (pāk) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān)bor. Urdu ـِسْتان (-istān) Urdu پاکستان (pākistān)bor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a) Middle Persian ʾp̄ Classical Persian آب (āb) Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča Proto-Iranian *pánča Classical Persian پنج ▲ Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq. Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb)bor. Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)bor. English Punjab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغانbor. English Afghan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Afghania Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu)slbor. Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh)bor. English Sindh Classical Persian بلوچ ▲ Classical Persian ـستان Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)bor. Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)bor. English Balochistan English Pakistan Borrowed from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān). Coined by Pakistani politician Chuhdary Rahmat Ali in 1933, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never as an acronym of the names of the "Muslim homelands" of western India—Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan. Absent from said acronym (which may possibly be a backronym) is the letter ⟨i⟩, which is epenthetic.

Meanings

  1. A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.
    • Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment. 2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
    • Sharif at the time said the decision “will save the country precious foreign exchange” and that Pakistan has to “practice austerity.” 2022 June 15, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis”, in CNN:

Deriveds

East Pakistan · Hazara Pakistan · West Pakistan · Pakistanphobia

Relateds

Pakistani

Translations (175)

sat ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ (country in South Asia) · tt Пакистан (country in South Asia) · th ปากีสถาน (country in South Asia) · lv Pakistāna (country in South Asia) · as পাকিস্তান (country in South Asia) · eo Pakistano (country in South Asia) · kl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · gu પાકિસ્તાન (country in South Asia) · hi पकिस्तान (country in South Asia) · nl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · rsk Пакистан (country in South Asia) · mk Пакиста́н (country in South Asia) · et Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ug پاكىستان (country in South Asia) · kk Пәкстан (country in South Asia) · kln Pakistani (country in South Asia) · hy Պակիստան (country in South Asia) · sk Pakistan (country in South Asia) · sq Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ug پاكستان (country in South Asia) · ckb پاکستان (country in South Asia) · ceb Pakistan (country in South Asia) · id Pakistan (country in South Asia) · af Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ast Paquistán (country in South Asia) · dv ޕާކިސްތާން (country in South Asia) · ha Pakistan (country in South Asia) · uz Pokiston (country in South Asia) · nrf Pakistan (country in South Asia) · pa پاکَسْتان (country in South Asia) · hu Pakisztán (country in South Asia) · tk Päkistan (country in South Asia) · or ପାକିସ୍ତାନ (country in South Asia) · nv Eʼeʼaahjí Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah (country in South Asia) · prs پَاکِسْتَان (country in South Asia) · he פָּקִיסְטָן (country in South Asia) · kam Pakistani (country in South Asia) · crh Pakîstan (country in South Asia) · ks پاکِستان (country in South Asia) · hi पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान (country in South Asia) · tk Пәкистан (country in South Asia) · hsb Pakistan (country in South Asia) · wa Pakistan (country in South Asia) · sh Па̏киста̄н (country in South Asia) · pa پاکِسْتان (country in South Asia) · cy Pacistan (country in South Asia) · it Pachistania (country in South Asia) · mr पाकिस्तान (country in South Asia) · yi פּאַקיסטאַן (country in South Asia) · ug Пакстан (country in South Asia) · es Pakistán (country in South Asia) · sgs Pakėstans (country in South Asia) · dsb Pakistan (country in South Asia) · my ပါကစ္စတန် (country in South Asia) · si පාකිස්ථානය (country in South Asia) · jv Pakistan (country in South Asia) · su Pakistan (country in South Asia) · aii ܦܵܟܸܣܛܵܢ (country in South Asia) · hi islāmī jamhūriyā e pākistān (country in South Asia) · kw Pakistan (country in South Asia) · kk پاكىستان (country in South Asia) · yo Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ki Pakistan (country in South Asia) · sa पाकिस्थानम् (country in South Asia) · lt Pakistanas (country in South Asia) · fi Pakistan (country in South Asia) · da Pakistan (country in South Asia) · hi पाकिस्तान (country in South Asia) · lbe Пакисттан (country in South Asia) · sl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · na Pakistan (country in South Asia) · si පකිස්තානය (country in South Asia) · ta பாக்கித்தான் (country in South Asia) · ja パキスタン (country in South Asia) · ko 파키스탄 (country in South Asia) · la Pācistānia (country in South Asia) · vo Pakistän (country in South Asia) · az Пакистан (country in South Asia) · lij Pakistan (country in South Asia) · tg Покистон (country in South Asia) · ttt Pakestan (country in South Asia) · vi Tây Hồi (country in South Asia) · ilo Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ta பாக்கிஸ்தான் (country in South Asia) · bo པ་ཀི་སི་ཐན (country in South Asia) · bg Пакиста́н (country in South Asia) · ace Pakistan (country in South Asia) · tr Pakistan (country in South Asia) · cmn 巴基斯坦 (country in South Asia) · yue 巴基斯坦 (country in South Asia) · kn ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ್ (country in South Asia) · ky Пакистан (country in South Asia) · ur پاکِسْتان (country in South Asia) · sd پاڪستان (country in South Asia) · fa-cls پَاکِسْتَان (country in South Asia) · hi पाकिस्तन (country in South Asia) · bcl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · fa-ira پاکِسْتان (country in South Asia) · te పాకిస్తాన్ (country in South Asia) · mt il-Pakistan (country in South Asia) · acw الباكستان (country in South Asia) · es Paquistán (country in South Asia) · kk Пәкістан (country in South Asia) · am ፓኪስታን (country in South Asia) · ar بَاكِسْتَان (country in South Asia) · ga An Phacastáin (country in South Asia) · io Pakistan (country in South Asia) · gl Paquistán (country in South Asia) · pa ਪਾਕਸਤਾਨ (country in South Asia) · pa ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ (country in South Asia) · ru Пакиста́н (country in South Asia) · mi Pakitāne (country in South Asia) · csb Pakistan (country in South Asia) · de Pakistan (country in South Asia) · sw Pakistani (country in South Asia) · hif Pakistan (country in South Asia) · pt Paquistão (country in South Asia) · iu ᐸᑭᔅᑕᓐ (country in South Asia) · pl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ro Pakistan (country in South Asia) · uz Покистон (country in South Asia) · cs Pákistán (country in South Asia) · az Pakistan (country in South Asia) · mn ᠫᠠᠺᠢᠰᠲ᠋ᠠᠨ (country in South Asia) · ab Пакистан (country in South Asia) · bn পাকিস্তান (country in South Asia) · fr Pakistan (country in South Asia) · vi Pa-ki-xtan (country in South Asia) · szl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · war Pakistan (country in South Asia) · nn Pakistan (country in South Asia) · fy Pakistan (country in South Asia) · be Пакіста́н (country in South Asia) · ka პაკისტანი (country in South Asia) · sv Pakistan (country in South Asia) · luy Pakistan (country in South Asia) · dz པ་ཀིསི་ཏཱན། (country in South Asia) · lo ປາກິດສະຖານ (country in South Asia) · oc Paquistan (country in South Asia) · scn Pakistan (country in South Asia) · tk Pakystan (country in South Asia) · ml പാക്കിസ്ഥാന് (country in South Asia) · luo Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ia Pakistan (country in South Asia) · km ប៉ាគីស្ថាន (country in South Asia) · ko 빠끼스딴 (country in South Asia) · ro Пакистан (country in South Asia) · ar الْبَاكِسْتَان (country in South Asia) · haw Pakitana (country in South Asia) · mn Пакистан (country in South Asia) · hi पाकिसतान (country in South Asia) · tk Пакыстан (country in South Asia) · tl Pakistan (country in South Asia) · pam Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ca Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ba Пакистан (country in South Asia) · uk Пакиста́н (country in South Asia) · kab Pakistan (country in South Asia) · br Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ms Pakistan (country in South Asia) · is Pakistan (country in South Asia) · kmr Pakistan (country in South Asia) · ps پاکستان (country in South Asia) · it Pakistan (country in South Asia) · pap Pakistan (country in South Asia) · vi Hồi Quốc (country in South Asia) · mer Pakistan (country in South Asia) · rhg Pakistán (country in South Asia) · el Πακιστάν (country in South Asia) · sh Pȁkistān (country in South Asia) · bal پاکستان (country in South Asia) · crh Pakistan (country in South Asia) · cbk Pakistan (country in South Asia) · nb Pakistan (country in South Asia) · za Bahgihswhdanj (country in South Asia)