Pashtun

See also: pashtún

English

Alternative forms

Pushtun, Pashtoon, Pushtoon, Pushtun
Pakhtun, Pukhtun, Pakhtoon, Pukhtoon

Etymology

From Pashto پښتون‎ (paẍtun).

Adjective

Pashtun (comparative more Pashtun, superlative most Pashtun)

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.

Translations

of or relating to the Pashtuns

Catalan: paixtu
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: pataanilainen, paštulainen
Galician: paxto (gl) f

Latvian: puštunu m
Polish: pasztuński (pl)
Russian: пуштунский (ru) (puštunskij)
Spanish: pastún m
Swedish: pashtunsk

Noun

Pashtun (plural Pashtuns)

A member of the Pashtun ethnic group, or of a Pashtun tribe.
A Pashto-speaking person.

Synonyms

Pathan (dated)

Translations

Pashtun person

Catalan: paixtu m or f, afgà (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: paŝtuno (man or woman), paŝtunino (woman)
Finnish: pataani, paštu (fi)
French: Pachtoune (fr) m or f
Galician: paxto (gl) m

Hindi: पठान (hi) (paṭhān)
Latvian: puštuns m
Pashto: پښتون‎ (ps) m (paẍtun)
Persian: پشتون‎ (paštun)
Polish: Pasztun (pl) m
Russian: пуштун (ru) (puštun)
Spanish: pastún m

Pashto-speaking person

Finnish: pataani, paštu (fi)

Galician: paxto (gl) m

Proper noun

Pashtun

Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

Translations

Pashto — see Pashto

Related terms

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