پشتو

See also: پښتو‎, بستو‎, and تستو‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتو‎ (paẍto).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [pʰæʃˈt̪ʰuː]

Noun

پشتو • (paštu)

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 (paštun)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: پَشْ‧تو

Proper noun

پَشْتو • (paśto) m

1. Pashto (language)

Related terms

• پٹھان‎ (paṭhān, “Pashtun”)

References

• “پشتو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “پشتو”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.