Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pashtun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: pash-tun
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

noun

A member of the Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.

noun

A Pashto-speaking person.

Informal

name

Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

Example Sentences

"“What about Zalmai?” he said. “It’s a good Pashtun name.”"
"“They bring shame on me as a Pashtun. They’ve disgraced the name of my people.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more Pashtun (comparative) most Pashtun (superlative) Pushtun (alternative) Pashtoon (alternative) Pushtoon (alternative) Pakhtun (alternative) Pukhtun (alternative) Pakhtoon (alternative) Pukhtoon (alternative) Pashtuns (plural)

Phrases

Persianized Pashtun Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Frequently Paired Words

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pashto Pashtunism Pashtunist Pashtunistan Pashtunwali

Synonyms

Pathan Afghan pushtun pashtoon

Questions

What does pashtun mean?: 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.
Where does pashtun come from?: Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

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