Meanings
Origin
- Old Persianmulastāna“frontier land”
- Sanskritमुलस्थान
- skrملتان
- Punjabiਮੁਲਤਾਨ
- EnglishMultan
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”).
More words from Punjabi, skr, Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bangla 木爾坦 /木尔坦
- 木爾坦 /木尔坦 (Mù'ěrtǎn)city in Pakistan
Bengali মুল্তান, মুলতান
- মুল্তান (multan)city in Pakistan
- মুলতান (mulotan)city in Pakistan
French Multan
- Multancity in Pakistan
German Multan
- Multancity in Pakistan
Hindi मुल्तान, मुलतान
- मुल्तान (multān)city in Pakistan
- मुलतान (multān)city in Pakistan
- मूलस्थान (mūlasthān)city in Pakistan
Japanese ムルタン
- ムルタン (Murutan)city in Pakistan
Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ
- ਮੁਲਤਾਨ (multān)city in Pakistan
Russian Мулта́н
- Мулта́н (Multán)city in Pakistan
Urdu ملتان
- ملتان (multān)city in Pakistan
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Multan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Multan
“Multan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Multan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Multan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Multan.
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