-стан

стан Appendix:Variations of "stan" Bashkir Etymology From ba fa ـِسْتَانْ -estân place of, from ba peo 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from ba ira-pro *stáHnam, from ba iir-pro *stáHnam position, location, place, from ba ine-pro *steh₂- to stand. Pronunciation ba [-ˈstɑn] after back vowels ba [-ˈstän] after front vowels Suffix ba suffix Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups. ba башҡорт Bashkir Башҡортостан Bashkortostan ba ҡырғыҙ Ҡырғыҙстан Kyrgyz Kyrgyzstan Derived terms ba Kyrgyz Etymology From ky fa ـِسْتَانْ -estân place of, from ky peo 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from ky ira-pro *stáHnam, from ky iir-pro *stáHnam, from ky ine-pro *steh₂- to stand. Suffix ky suffix Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups. ky кыргыз Kyrgyz Кыргызстан Kyrgyzstan ky өзбек Өзбекстан Uzbek Uzbekistan Suffix to form place of something. ky гүл гүлстан flower rose garden Derived terms ky Russian Alternative forms ru -иста́н sometimes after a consonant Etymology ru fa ـِسْتَانْ -estân place of. ru стан. Pronunciation -ста́н ru LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova--стан.wav Saint Petersburg Suffix ru suffix -ста́н noun-forming suffixes -stan suffix to form country and province names, especially when added to names of traditionally Muslim ethnic groups. ru derogatory offensive -stan suffix to form derisive place names. Usage notes Some Russians consider this suffix, specifically when used as an insult (instead of preexisting names like Казакстан and Башкортостан), to be offensive or racist because it perpetuates stereotypes of Central Asian countries and Muslim minorities as "backwards". Examples are shown at the derived slang terms using this suffix, such as "Бульбостан", "Калбитстан", and "Москвастан". Declension -ста́н Derived terms ru the use of -стан as an offensive term or insult ru Бандеростан Бульбостан Жидостан Калбитстан Кацапстан Корсакстан Москвастан оркостан Пиндостан Укранистан Хохлостан Хуйлостан Чуркестан Чуркистан Янкостан ru Racism ru ethnic slurs placeholder terms Ukrainian Etymology uk :bor fa:ـِسْتَانْ<t:place of><tr:-estân> + 1 Compare ru -стан. Pronunciation -ста́н Suffix uk suffix -ста́н noun-forming suffixes -stan suffix to form country and province names, especially when added to names of traditionally Muslim ethnic groups. Declension -ста́н<> Derived terms uk References