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gun meaning in Pashto

تفنګچه tofangčá

/ˈɡʌn/

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gun in Pashto: تفنګچه (tofangčá), تمانچه (tamānčá), تومانچه (tomānčá), توپنچه (topančá). In English, gun means a device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

Pashto words for gun

portable, short weapon, for hand use
تفنګچه tofangčá, تمانچه tamānčá, تومانچه tomānčá, توپنچه topančá, توپنګچه topangčá, تپانچه tapānčá

English meaning of gun

  1. noun A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
  2. noun A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
  3. noun A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
  4. noun A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.

Full definition of gun

gun in a sentence

  • Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
  • Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.
  • air-pressure pellet gun

Synonyms of gun

gun in other languages

Questions about gun in Pashto

What is the meaning of gun in Pashto?
Gun in Pashto is تفنګچه (tofangčá), تمانچه (tamānčá), تومانچه (tomānčá), توپنچه (topančá).
gun په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Gun: تفنګچه (tofangčá), تمانچه (tamānčá), تومانچه (tomānčá), توپنچه (topančá).
What does gun mean in English?
Gun means a device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

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