بلغارستان

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian بلغارستان (bolġârestân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bol.ɣɑ.rɪs.t̪ɑn/

Proper noun

بلغارستان • (bolǧāristānm

  1. Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)

Synonyms

References

  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “بلغارستان”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

From بلغار (bolġâr) +‎ ـستان (-estân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bul.ɣɔː.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? bulġāristān
Dari reading? bulġāristān
Iranian reading? bolġârestân
Tajik reading? bulġoriston

Proper noun

بلغارستان • (bulġāristān / bolġârestân) (Tajik spelling Булғористон)

  1. Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

  • بلغارستان ولگا (bolġârestân-e volgâ)
  • بلغارستانی (bolġârestâni)