کوهستان

Persian

Etymology

From (kōh / kuh, “mountain”) +‎ (-istān / -estân, “-stan, area”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /koː.his.ˈtaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.jɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰu.jis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɦes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.his.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kōhistān
Dari reading^?	kōhistān
Iranian reading^?	kuhestân
Tajik reading^?	kühiston

Noun

کوهستان • (kōhistān / kuhestân) (plural کوهستان‌ها (kōhistān-hā / kuhestân-hâ))

mountain area, the mountains
Kohistan (region)

Derived terms

کوهستانی (kōhistānī / kuhestâni)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: કોહિસ્તાન (kohistān)
→ Punjabi: ਕੋਹਸਤਾਨ (kohastān)