هندوستان

See also: ہندوستان

Persian

From (hindū / hendu, “Indian”) +‎ (-stān / -stân, “land”).

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪn̪.d̪uːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn̪.d̪uːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔin̪.d̪us.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

هندوستان • (hindūstān / hendustân) (Tajik spelling Ҳиндустон)

(dated) (chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) the Indian subcontinent, India (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)
Synonym: شبه‌قارهٔ هند (šibh-i-qārra-yi hind / šebh-e-ġârre-ye hend)
(colloquial) India (a country in South Asia)
Synonym: هند (hind / hend)

→ Assamese: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
→ Middle Bengali: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
- Bengali: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
→ Gujarati: હિંદુસ્તાન (hindustān)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: हिंदुस्तान (hindustān), हिन्दुस्तान (hindustān)

Urdu: ہِنْدوسْتان (hindostān)
→ Maithili: hindustān
Devanagari script: हिन्दुस्तान

Tirhuta script: 𑒯𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒳𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒰𑒢
→ Marathi: हिंदुस्थान (hindusthān)
→ Odia: ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ଥାନ (hindusthāna)
→ Old Punjabi: ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ (hindostān)
  Shahmukhi script: ہِندُوستان (hindūstān)
→ Sanskrit: हिन्दुस्थान (hindusthāna) (calque)
- → English: Hindusthan (Hindutva)
→ Sindhi: hindustānu
Arabic script: هِندُسْتانُ

Devanagari script: हिंदुस्तानु