n.
An Iranian language that is the principal vernacular language of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan. Also called Afghan.
[Persian pashtu, from Pashto pašto, perhaps ultimately from Iranian *parsāwa-, border, border people.]
Pashto
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Pash·to (pŭsh'tō)  also Push·tu
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(pŭsh'tū)
n.
An Iranian language that is the principal vernacular language of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan. Also called Afghan.
n.
An Iranian language that is the principal vernacular language of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan. Also called Afghan.
| Columbia Encyclopedia: Pashto |
Pashto (pŭsh'tō), Pushtu (-tū), or Afghan, language belonging to the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Indo-Iranian languages.
| Islamic Dictionary: Pashto |
An Indo-European language related to English but belonging to the eastern Indo-Iranian group. It is spoken today by 35-50% of the Afghani population. There is a high degree of bilingualism with Farsi. It is one of the two official languages taught in schools and used in radio programs. It is spoken mainly by Hanafi Sunni Muslims according to Ethnologue.
| WordNet: Pashto |
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
Synonyms: Afghan, Afghanistani, Pathan
Meaning #2:
an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Synonyms: Paxto, Afghani, Afghan
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- Taliban
- Quetta
- Afghan (Afghanistan or its people)
- Iranian (Iran or its people)
- loya jirga
- Songs of the Pashtu (1995 Album by Zarsanga)
- Arbaaz Khan (Pakistani actor)
- Pashto literature and poetry
- Kandahar (city, Afghanistan)
- The Indo-European Family of Languages (table)
