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Multan

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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)/मूलस्थान (mūlasthāna), from मुल (mula, “a Sun deity or an ancient Hindu tribe”) + स्थान (sthāna).

* From Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”).

proper noun

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

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name city in Pakistan

日本語ムルタン Murutan
हिन्दीमुल्तान multān, मुलतान multān, मूलस्थान mūlasthān
FrançaisMultan
DeutschMultan
РусскийМулта́н Multán

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"Multan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/multan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{multan_2026,
  title = {Multan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/multan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}