Балучистон

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān). By surface analysis, балуч (baluč) +‎ -истон (-iston).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balut͡ʃisˈton/, [bä.lu.t͡ʃʰis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Proper noun

Балучистон • (Balučiston) (Persian spelling بلوچستان)

  1. Balochistan (a region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people)
  2. Balochistan (a province of Pakistan)
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