مغولستان

Persian

Etymology

From مغول (muġūl / moġol, “Mongol”) +‎ ـستان (-istān / -estân, “-land”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.ɣuː.lɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.ɣuː.lɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.ɣu.lis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? muġūlistān
Dari reading? muġūlistān
Iranian reading? moġolestân
Tajik reading? muġuliston

Proper noun

مُغُولِسْتَان • (muġūlistān / moġolestân) (Tajik spelling Муғулистон)

  1. Mongolia (a country in East Asia)
  2. (chiefly historical) Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)
  3. (historical) Moghulistan (a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate, and a historical geographic area north of the Tengri Tagh mountain range, on the border of Central Asia and East Asia)

Derived terms

  • مغولستانی (moġolestâni)
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