Hindustan

English

Etymology

Persian (hendustân, “India”), from (hendu, “Indian, Hindu”) + (-stân).

Proper noun

Hindustan

(obsolete) The northern region of India, in which the predominant religion is Hinduism.
An alternative name for India (the whole country).

Translations

northern region of India

Assamese: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
Bengali: হিন্দুস্তান (hinduśtan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 印度斯坦 (zh) (Yìndùsītǎn)
Finnish: Hindustan
Greek: Ινδουστάν m (Indoustán)
Hindi: हिन्दुस्तान (hi) m (hindustān), हिंदुस्तान (hi) m (hindustān)
Japanese: ヒンドスタン (Hindosutan), ヒンドゥスターン (Hindusutān)

Korean: 힌두스탄 (Hinduseutan)
Malayalam: ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാൻ (hindusthān)
Pashto: هندوستان‎‎ m (hendustãn)
Persian: هندوستان‎‎ (fa) (hendustân)
Punjabi: ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (hindustān)
Russian: Индоста́н (ru) m (Indostán)
Turkish: Hindustan
Urdu: ہندوستان‎‎ m (hindustān)

alternative name for India — See also translations at India

Assamese: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
Bengali: হিন্দুস্তান (hinduśtan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: Hindustan (rare)
Hindi: हिन्दुस्तान (hi) m (hindustān)
Lak: Гьиндусттан (Hindust̄an)

Malayalam: ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാൻ (hindusthān)
Pashto: هندوستان‎‎ m (hendustãn)
Persian: هندوستان‎‎ (fa) (hendustân)
Punjabi: ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (hindustān)
Russian: Индоста́н (ru) m (Indostán), Хиндуста́н m (Xindustán)
Turkish: Hindustan
Urdu: ہندوستان‎‎ m (hindustān)

See also

Bharat

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