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Vinony

Multan

proper noun

  1. city in Punjab, Pakistan
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Wiktionary

name

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”).

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