-desh

The suffix -desh is an Indo-Aryan word for "country". It appears in the names of many regions and countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia: * Desh, Maharashtra, a place in India * Bangladesh, a country in South Asia * Brahmadesh, an alternative name for Burma/Myanmar meaning "Land of Brahma" * Garhdesh, a historical name for Garhwal division in Uttarakhand * Gurjardesh, a historical region in India comprising eastern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat * Khandesh, historic region in North India * Khandesh District, historic administrative district * Sindhudesh, a concept floated by some Sindhi nationalist parties in Pakistan for the creation of an independent Sindhi state

-desh

The suffix -desh is an Indo-Aryan word for "country". It appears in the names of many regions and countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia: * Desh, Maharashtra, a place in India * Bangladesh, a country in South Asia * Brahmadesh, an alternative name for Burma/Myanmar meaning "Land of Brahma" * Garhdesh, a historical name for Garhwal division in Uttarakhand * Gurjardesh, a historical region in India comprising eastern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat * Khandesh, historic region in North India * Khandesh District, historic administrative district * Sindhudesh, a concept floated by some Sindhi nationalist parties in Pakistan for the creation of an independent Sindhi state