Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kohistan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: ko-his-tan
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu کوہستان, ultimately from Classical Persian کوهستان (kōhistān, “mountainous area”).

Word Breakdown

Root: کوہستان, کوهستان

Synonyms

Kuhistan Kuhiston

Questions

What does kohistan mean?: a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan
Where does kohistan come from?: Borrowed from Urdu کوہستان, ultimately from Classical Persian کوهستان (kōhistān, “mountainous area”).

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