"Multan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ / ملتان (multān), from Saraiki ملتان (multān), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), from मुल (mula, “a Sun deity or an ancient tribe”). * From Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|pa|ਮੁਲਤਾਨ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=-|ts=}} Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ, {{bor+|en|pa|ਮੁਲਤਾਨ|tr=-}} Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ, {{der|en|skr|ملتان|tr=multān}} Saraiki ملتان (multān), {{unk|en|title=further etymology is disputed.}} further etymology is disputed., {{der|en|sa|मुलस्थान|nocat=1}} Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), {{der|en|peo|mulastāna||frontier land}} Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Multan
  1. A city located in the South of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Wikipedia link: Multan Categories (place): Cities in Pakistan Translations (city in Pakistan): 木爾坦 [Mandarin] (Bangla), 木尔坦 (Mù'ěrtǎn) [Mandarin] (Bangla), মুল্তান (multan) (Bengali), মুলতান (mulotan) (Bengali), მულტანი (mulṭani) (Georgian), मुल्तान (multān) (Hindi), मुलतान (multān) [masculine] (Hindi), ムルタン (Murutan) (Japanese), मुल्तान (multān) (Marathi), ମୁଲତାନ (mulôtanô) (Odia), ਮੁਲਤਾਨ (multān) (Punjabi), Мулта́н (Multán) [masculine] (Russian), ملتان (multān) (Urdu)

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