Turmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan etc
2007-04-19 23:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by Christine 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I belive it means land/people (don't think there is a direct equivilent in English). Pakistan means pure (as in innocent) people/land.
2007-04-20 01:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by John D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stan= Land, Area, Teritory, Place
2007-04-20 06:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by Jendralus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stan stands for place. Pak means pure. So Pakistan is supposed to be a place of purity.
2007-04-20 06:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Dhananjay S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most commmonly, it means 'land of'. Making Afghanistan 'land of the Afghans', etc.
2007-04-20 06:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by Al_ide 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stan stands for place thats a hindi word
2007-04-20 06:22:27 · answer #5 · answered by Bhavesh A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Land, or 'land of'
ie, Pakistan = land of the pure
or 'Dumbfukistan', as some folk now call the US!
2007-04-20 06:20:09 · answer #6 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
stan is actually pronounced as "sthaan"...it means place in hindi...im sure about it!
2007-04-20 06:24:03 · answer #7 · answered by Ridhi R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont forget dirkadirkastan
2007-04-20 06:20:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋