Hindustan
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) The North northern (properly north central) region of India, in which the predominant religion is Hinduism.
- An alternative name for India (the whole country).
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian هندوستان (India).
Origin
Persian
هندوستان
Gloss
India
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hindustani English
- हिंदुस्तान Hindi
- हिंदुस्तानी Hindi
- ـستان Persian
- هندو Persian
- هندوستان Persian
- Үндістан Kazakh
- हिन्दुस्तान Marathi
- ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ Panjabi, Punjabi