पठान

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ), Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ʈʰɑːn/, [pɐ.ʈʰä̃ːn]

Noun

पठान • (paṭhān) m

1. a Pashtun, Pathan

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पठान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 592

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press