ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān). First attested as Old Punjabi ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨੁ (hindusatānu).

Proper noun

ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ • (hindustānm (Shahmukhi spelling ہِندُسْتان)

  1. India (a country in South Asia)
    Synonym: ਭਾਰਤ (bhārat)