ترکستان

See also: تركستان

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تُرْکِسْتَان (turkistān).

Proper noun

ترکستان (transliteration needed)

  1. Turkestan

Descendants

  • Uyghur: تۈركىستان (türkistan)
  • Uzbek: Turkiston

Persian

Etymology

From ترک (turk / tork) +‎ ـستان (-istān / -estân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuɾ.kʰis.t̪ʰɔːn]

Readings
Classical reading? turkistān
Dari reading? turkistān
Iranian reading? torkestân
Tajik reading? turkiston

Proper noun

تُرْکِسْتَان • (turkistān / torkestân) (Tajik spelling Туркистон)

  1. Turkestan

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکستان (turkistān).

Proper noun

تُرکِستان • (turkistān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੁਰਕਿਸਤਾਨ)

  1. Turkestan

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکستان (turkistān).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

تُرْکِسْتان • (turkistān) m (Hindi spelling तुर्किस्तान)

  1. Turkestan
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