Kandahar

Kandahar

English

Alternative forms

• Candahar (dated)
• Qandahar

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto کندهار‎ (Kandahār), a form of Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), for Alexander the Great. Doublet of Alexander.

Proper noun

Kandahar

1. A city in Kandahar, Afghanistan
2. A province in southern Afghanistan

   Synonym: Kandahar Province

Derived terms

• Kandahar Province

 

Translations

city and province in southern Afghanistan

Arabic: قُنْدُهَار‎ f (qunduhār) Armenian: Ղանդահար (Łandahar) Bengali: কন্দহার (kôndôhar) Chinese: Mandarin: 坎大哈 (zh) (Kǎndàhā); 岡大害／冈大害 (Gāngdàhài) (historically); 愷達哈爾／恺达哈尔 (Kǎidáhā'ěr) (historically) Hindi: कंधार (hi) m (kandhār), कन्धार (hi) m (kandhār) Italian: Kandahar f Japanese: カンダハル (Kandaharu) Korean: 칸다하르 (Kandahareu) Manchu: ᡴᠠᠨᡩ᠋ᠠᡥᠠᡵ Marathi: कंदाहार n (kandāhār) Pashto: کندهار‎ (ps) m (kandahār) Persian: کندهار‎ (kandahâr), قندهار‎ (fa) (qandahâr) Polish: Kandahar (pl) m Russian: Кандага́р (ru) m (Kandagár) Tajik: Қандаҳор (Qandahor) Urdu: قندہار‎ m (qandahār), قندھار‎ m (qandhār)

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Qandahar (rare, dated)

Etymology

Ultimately from Pashto کندهار‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.daːˈɦɑr/
• Hyphenation: Kan‧da‧har
• Rhymes: -ɑr

Proper noun

Kandahar n

1. Kandahar (a city and province in southern Afghanistan)