خالصتان

Punjabi

Etymology

From خالصہ (xālsā, “Khalsa”) +‎ ستان (-stān, “place of”)

Proper noun

خالِصْتان • (xāliṣtān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ)

1. Punjab

Usage notes

• This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply that Punjab belonged to Sikhs and Sikhs belong to Punjab. Now it is mostly used by separatists who want to separate the region from the Republic of India. See Khalistan on Wikipedia for more.

Derived terms

• خالِصْتانِی (xāliṣtānī)

Descendants

• → English: Khalistan
• → Hindi: ख़ालिस्तान (xālistān)