देश

Alternative forms

• देस (des)

Etymology

From Sanskrit देश (deśa), from दिश् (diś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eːʃ/

Noun

देश • (deś) m (Urdu spelling دیش‎)

1. nation, country

   आजकल देश में सर्वत्र अशान्ति है।

   ājkal deś mẽ sarvatra aśānti hai.

   These days, there is unrest everywhere in the country

   देश के सत्तर प्रतिशत लोग अशिक्षित है।

   deś ke sattar pratiśat log aśikṣit hai.

   70% of the people in this country are uneducated.

   Synonym: मुल्क (mulk)

2. (politics) sovereign state
3. the people of a country

Proper noun

देश • (deś) m

1. Desh, Maharashtra (a region of Maharashtra, India)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देश (deśa).

Noun

देश • (deś) m

1. country, nation
2. place, region

Proper noun

देश • (deś) m

1. Desh, Maharashtra (a region of Maharashtra, India)

Noun

देश • (deś), pronounced देस (des)

1. country, nation

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayĉás (“part, point; country”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ (“to point out”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐj.ɕɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ɕɐ/

Noun

देश • (deśá) m

1. point, region, spot, place, part, portion
2. province, country, kingdom