ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستان (hindūstān).

Proper noun

ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu) m

  1. Hindustan (northern region of India)

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ (hindostān)
    Shahmukhi script: ہِندُوستان (hindūstān)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 64.
  • “ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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