ولسوال

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto ولسوال (wuləswāl).

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wʊ.lʊs.wɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wʊ.lʊs.wɑːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wʊ.lʊs.wɑːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wu.lus.wɔːl̥]

Readings
Dari reading?	wuluswāl

Noun

Dari	وُلُسوال
Iranian Persian	فرماندار
Tajik	губерна́тор

ولسوال • (wuluswâl)

1. (Dari) district governor in Afghanistan

Related terms

• ولسوالی (wuluswâlî, “district in Afghanistan”)

 

See also

• (Iranian Persian) فرماندار (farmândâr, “district governor”)