Multan

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Punjab, Pakistan.
  2. 2
    A division of Punjab, Pakistan.

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”).

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