Pakistan
from persia
Verified
Standard
noun
Proper Name
From persia
Definition
A country in South Asia
Etymology
Derived from the Persian/Urdu 'Pak' (pure) and 'stan' (land/country). The name was coined in 1933 as a political acronym and was absorbed into the Indonesian language as the name of the sovereign state in South Asia.
Semantic Category
Specific names of cities, countries, or entities (e.g., Jakarta, Indonesia).
Proper Name