Pradesh

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A pradesh refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It is written:

It derives from the Sanskrit pradeśa, meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The same word was borrowed into:

  • Thai as ประเทศ prathet,
  • Lao as ປະເທດ pathet and
  • Khmer as ប្រទេស brotes,

meaning "nation" or "country".

States of India[edit]

There are five Indian states whose official name bears the word pradesh:

It is also found in the names of three proposed states that are not currently extant:

Provinces of Nepal[edit]

Adjective Pradeshik[edit]

The adjective form, or equivalent of provincial is pradeshik.

See also[edit]