پشتو

See also: پښتو, بستو, and تستو

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /paʃ.ˈtuː/, /paʃ.ˈtoː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰúː], [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰóː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰúː], [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰóː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰúː], [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰóː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰú], [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰʊ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰæʃ.t̪ʰúː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰú], [pʰäʃ.t̪ʰɵ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	paštū, paštō
Dari reading?	paštū, paštō
Iranian reading?	paštu
Tajik reading?	paštu, paštü

Noun

پشتو • (paštū / paštu) (Tajik spelling пашту)

1. Pashto (language)

   م. بلد نیست به زبان پشتو حرف بزنه.

   m. balad nist be zabân-e paštu harf bezane.

   M. can't speak Pashto.

Related terms

• پشتون (paštūn / paštun)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto), likely influenced by Persian پشتو (paštu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pəʃ.t̪oː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: پَشْ‧تو

Proper noun

پَشْتو • (paśto) m (indeclinable, Hindi spelling पश्तो)

1. Pashto (language)

Related terms

• پٹھان (paṭhān, “Pashtun”)

References

• “پشتو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “پشتو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.