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Pashtun en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.
   • “What about Zalmai?” he said. “It’s a good Pashtun name.” 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 85:

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Translations (18)

fi paštulainen (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · hi पख़्तूनी (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · de paschtunisch (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · ca paixtu (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · lv puštunu (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · ur پشتون (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · sv pashtunsk (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · es pashtún (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · fi pataanilainen (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · ru пушту́нский (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · ur پختون (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · pt pastó (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · ur پٹھان (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · es pastún (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · gl paxto (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · pl pasztuński (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · hi पठानी (of or relating to the Pashtuns) · hi पश्तूनी (of or relating to the Pashtuns)

Pashtun en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

Meanings

1. A member of the Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.
   • “They bring shame on me as a Pashtun. They’ve disgraced the name of my people.” 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), pages 310–311:
2. (informal) A Pashto-speaking person.

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Deriveds

Persianized Pashtun

Synonyms

Pathan · Afghan

Translations (40)

kk паштун (Ethnic Pashtun) · gl paxto (Ethnic Pashtun) · pa پَٹھاݨ (Ethnic Pashtun) · gu પઠાણી (Ethnic Pashtun) · eo paŝtuno (Ethnic Pashtun) · kk пуштун (Ethnic Pashtun) · fr Pachtoune (Ethnic Pashtun) · fi paštu (Ethnic Pashtun) · de Paschtune (Ethnic Pashtun) · th ปาทาน (Ethnic Pashtun) · de Paschtunin (Ethnic Pashtun) · es pastún (Ethnic Pashtun) · ca afgà (Ethnic Pashtun) · ps پښتون (Ethnic Pashtun) · bn আফগান (Ethnic Pashtun) · hi पठान (Ethnic Pashtun) · fi pataani (Ethnic Pashtun) · es pashtún (Ethnic Pashtun) · hi पश्तून (Pashto-speaking person) · pt pastó (Ethnic Pashtun) · fi paštu (Pashto-speaking person) · fa پشتون (Ethnic Pashtun) · ru пушту́н (Ethnic Pashtun) · pl Pasztunka (Ethnic Pashtun) · cs Paštunka (Ethnic Pashtun) · lv puštuns (Ethnic Pashtun) · cs Paštun (Ethnic Pashtun) · eo paŝtunino (Ethnic Pashtun) · hi पख़्तून (Ethnic Pashtun) · gu પઠાણ (Ethnic Pashtun) · hi पश्तून (Ethnic Pashtun) · ca paixtu (Ethnic Pashtun) · bn পশ্তুন (Ethnic Pashtun) · pl Pasztun (Ethnic Pashtun) · gl paxto (Pashto-speaking person) · cmn 普什圖人 /普什图人 (Ethnic Pashtun) · hi पख़्तून (Pashto-speaking person) · hi पठान (Pashto-speaking person) · bn পাঠান (Ethnic Pashtun) · fi pataani (Pashto-speaking person)

Pashtun en · PROPN

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

Meanings

1. Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

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Relateds

Pashtunism · Pashtunwali · Pashto · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Pashtunist · Pashtunistan