Multan

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A city in Punjab, Pakistan.
  2. A division of Punjab, Pakistan.

词源

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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