ھىندىستان

Uyghur

Other scripts
Arabic ھىندىستان
Latin Hindistan
Cyrillic Һиндистан (Hindistan)

Note: The Cyrillic follows the Kazakhstani standard.

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai هندستان (hndstān /⁠hindustān⁠/), from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān). By surface analysis, ھىند (hind) +‎ ىستان (istan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hindistɑn/

Proper noun

ھىندىستان • (hindistan) (plural ھىندىستانلار (hindistanlar))

  1. India (a country in South Asia)

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN