Pashtun
Pashtun adjective: 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.
Adjective
Pashtun (comparative more Pashtun, superlative most Pashtun)
- 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.
- “What about Zalmai?” he said. “It’s a good Pashtun name.”2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 85
Noun
Pashtun (plural Pashtuns)
- A member of the Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.
- “They bring shame on me as a Pashtun. They’ve disgraced the name of my people.”2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), pages 310–311
- A Pashto-speaking person.
Proper noun
Pashtun
- Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.
Pashtun meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Pashtun in Hindi
- of or relating to the Pashtuns
- पठानी paṭhānī, पश्तूनी paśtūnī, पख़्तूनी paxtūnī
- Ethnic Pashtun
- पठान paṭhān, पश्तून paśtūn, पख़्तून paxtūn
- Pashto-speaking person
- पठान paṭhān, पश्तून paśtūn, पख़्तून paxtūn
Pashtun in Marathi
- Pashtun, Pathan
- पठाण paṭhāṇ
Pashtun in Urdu
- of or relating to the Pashtuns
- پٹھان paṭhān, پختون paxtūn, پشتون paśtūn
Pashtun in Bengali
- Ethnic Pashtun
- পাঠান paṭhan, পশ্তুন pośtun, আফগান aphogan
More languagesFewer languages
- Pashtun in Punjabi
- پَٹھاݨ paṭhāṇ
- Pashtun in Gujarati
- પઠાણ paṭhāṇ, પઠાણી paṭhāṇī
- Pashtun in Pashto
- پښتون paẍtun
- Pashtun in Persian
- پشتون paštun
- Pashtun in Thai
- ปาทาน
Synonyms of Pashtun
Forms of Pashtun
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Pashtun |
| superlative | most Pashtun |
| alternative form | Pushtun |
| alternative form | Pashtoon |
| alternative form | Pushtoon |
| alternative form | Pakhtun |
| alternative form | Pukhtun |
| alternative form | Pakhtoon |
| alternative form | Pukhtoon |
| Noun | |
| plural | Pashtuns |
Origin of Pashtun
Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.
Words formed from Pashtun
Phrases with Pashtun
Questions about Pashtun
- What does Pashtun mean?
- Pashtun means 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.
- What is Pashtun in Hindi?
- Pashtun in Hindi is पठानी (paṭhānī), पश्तूनी (paśtūnī), पख़्तूनी (paxtūnī). See Pashtun meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Pashtun?
- Pashtun can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
Words near Pashtun in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Pashtun (page history and authors); पठाण (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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