-desh
The suffix -desh is an Indo-Aryan word for "country".[1][2] It appears in the names of many regions and countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia:
- Bangladesh, a country in South Asia[1]
- Brahmadesh, an alternative name for Burma/Myanmar meaning "Land of Brahma"
- Desh, Maharashtra, a place in India
- Garhdesh, a historical name for Garhwal division in Uttarakhand
- Gurjardesh, a historical region in India comprising eastern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat
- Khandesh, historic region in North India
- Khandesh District, historic administrative district
- Sindhudesh, a concept floated by some Sindhi nationalist parties in Pakistan for the creation of an independent Sindhi state
See also
- Pradesh is a province, region or sub-country in various South Asian areas
- Desh
- -abad
- -land
- -pur
- -patnam
- -stan
- -tania
References
- ^ a b Hossain, Mokerrom (21 February 2010). From Protest to Freedom: A Book for the New Generation: the Birth of Bangladesh. Mokerrom. p. 24. ISBN 9780615486956. Retrieved 21 July 2017 – via Google Books.
The name of the country reflects the name of the language the people speak, Bangla – an Indo Aryan language. The word 'desh' means the native land. Thus, Bangladesh means, the native land of Bangla speaking people.
- ^ Prantik, Maharashtra (1963). Samagra Savarkar Wangmaya. Hindusabha. p. 436. Retrieved 21 July 2017 – via Google Books.
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