لهستان
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From له (Leh, “Pole; Poland”) + ـستان (-istan, “-land”), from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax, “Pole”), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ, “Pole”), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ (“heath-dweller”).
Synonyms
- له (Leh)
Descendants
- Turkish: Lehistan
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “لهستان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1084
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [la.his.ˈtɑːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [lä.ɦɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [lä.jɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [lä.jis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læ.ɦes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn], [le.ɦes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [lä.ɦis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lahistān |
| Dari reading? | lahistān |
| Iranian reading? | lahestân, lehestân |
| Tajik reading? | lahiston |
Proper noun
| Dari | لهستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Лаҳистон |
لَهِسْتان or لِهِسْتان • (lahestân or lehestân)
- Poland (a country in Central Europe)
- (archaic) land of the Lechites
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