पेशावर

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Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura), from पुरुष (puruṣa) +‎ पुर (pura) through Persian پرشاور (parashāwar) and پشاور (peshāwar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /peː.ʃɑː.ʋəɾ/, [peː.ʃäː.ʋɐɾ]

Proper noun

पेशावर (peśāvarm (Urdu spelling پشاور)

  1. Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
  2. Peshawar (a city in Nuristan, Afghanistan)