Re: [tied] Digest Number 591

In hindi today

Registan is a " desert" and desert, to me a sandy desrt..

Piotr is correct, in 'stan' being the 'place' or the ' place
of'.thus


On the details of the etymology, Piotr' is more knowledgeable.


Regards

Ravi
-- In cybalist@..., Yuti Bhatt <southerncross_in@...> wrote:

> I do not know anything of its etymology, but "STHAN" in colloquial

Hindi

> means 'place', and "REGISTAN" in Hindustani/Urdu means 'desert'.
> On Wednesday, September 12, 2001, at 07:45 am, cybalist@...
> wrote:
>
> > I also note what looks like a desert named 'Rigestan'. This looks

a

> > lot like a cognate of 'Rajasthan', both meaning 'stan of the

king'.

> > What does the suffix '-stan' mean? Land? Nation?