बलुचीस्थान

Inherited from Sanskrit बलुचीस्थान (balucīsthāna). By surface analysis, बलुची (balucī) +‎ स्थान (sthān).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.lʊ.t͡ʃiːs.t̪ʰɑːn/, [bɐ.lʊ.t͡ʃiːs.t̪ʰä̃ːn]
• Hyphenation: ब‧लु‧चीस‧थान
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

बलुचीस्थान • (balucīsthān) m (Urdu spelling بَلُچِیسْتھَانَ)

1. Balochistan (a province of Pakistan)
2. Balochistan (a region of South Asia and West Asia)

   Synonym: बलूचिस्तान (balūcistān)

• → English: Baluchistan (learned)
• → Urdu: بَلُچِیسْتھَانَ (balucīsthāna)

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from बल (bala, “Power”), उच् (uc, “High”), ई (ī, “ī”) and स्थान (sthāna, “place”).

बलुचीस्थान • (balucīsthāna) stem, n

1. A region located on the Iranian plateau in southwestern Asia, northwest of the Indian Ocean, characterized by deserts and mountains. This area includes southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran, and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan, and is primarily inhabited by the Baloch people.

• बलुचीस्थानी (balucīsthānī)

• → Hindi: बलुचीस्थान (balucīsthān)
• → Classical Persian: بلوچستان
  • → Baluchi: بلوچِستان
  • Hindustani:
    • → Hindi: बलोचिस्तान (balocistān)
    • → Urdu: بلوچستان
      • → English: Balochistan