Hindustan
构词拆分
Hindu词根/词干
+
-stan后缀
Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures. · (often humorous) Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←inc-hnd
- 源自 ←fa-cls هِنْدُوسْتَان “Indian subcontinent”
词源说明
Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān) / हिंदुस्तान (hindustān), itself from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān, “Indian subcontinent”). By surface analysis, Hindu + -stan.
释义（英文）
专有名词 Proper noun
- (colloquial) India (Republic of India).
- (dated) The entire region of the Indian subcontinent.
- (obsolete) The northern (properly north central) region of India.
- (obsolete) The Hindustani language.
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