Pashtun

English

Alternative forms

• Pushtun
• Pakhtun, Pukhtun

Etymology

From Pashto پښتون (paṧtun)

Adjective

Pashtun (comparative more Pashtun, superlative most Pashtun)

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.

Translations

of or relating to the Pashtuns

• Catalan: paixtu (ca)

• Russian: пуштунский (ru) (puštunskij)

Noun

Pashtun (plural Pashtuns)

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

Translations

Pashtun person

• Catalan: paixtu (ca) m and f
• Esperanto: paŝtuno (eo) (man or woman), paŝtunino (eo) (woman)

• French: Pachtoune (fr) m and f
• Russian: пуштун (ru) (puštun)

Pashto-speaking person

Proper noun

Pashtun

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

Translations

Pashto — see Pashto

Related terms

• ‎Pashto‎
• ‎Pashtunism‎, ‎Pashtunist‎
• ‎Pashtunistan‎
• ‎Pashtunwali‎