達斯坦

达斯坦
dásītǎn

dastan (a type of epic oral story from Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 達 Dá surname Da
=1 達 dá
  1. to attain
  2. to reach
  3. to amount to
  4. to communicate
  5. eminent
=1 達 tà
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “coming and going freely; frivolous”)
  2. only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “coming and going freely; frivolous”)
=1 達 tì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) slippery; smooth
  2. slippery; smooth
2 斯坦 sītǎn
  1. (neologism, derogatory, ethnic slur) -stan (used after European and American place names to emphasize that there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there)
  2. (often humorous) Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
  3. -stan (frequently found in country and region names of Central Asia)
  4. -stan (used after European and American place names to emphasize that there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there)
  5. -stein (stone, often appearing as a part of a geographical or personal name)
  6. Stains (a city in France)
  7. Stan (a male given name in English)
  8. Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.