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Pashtunwali

Pashtunwali proper noun: the tribal code of conduct followed by the Pashtun people.

Proper noun

Pashtunwali

  1. The tribal code of conduct followed by the Pashtun people.

Pashtunwali meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Pashto and Persian

Pashtunwali in Hindi

Pashtun tribal code of conduct
पश्तूनवाली paśtūnvālī

Pashtunwali in Bengali

Pashtun tribal code of conduct
পশ্তুনওয়ালী pôśtunẇalī

Pashtunwali in Pashto

Pashtun tribal code of conduct
پښتونولي

Pashtunwali in Persian

Pashtun tribal code of conduct
پشتونوالی

Origin of Pashtunwali

From Pashto پښتونولي.

Questions about Pashtunwali

What does Pashtunwali mean?
Pashtunwali means the tribal code of conduct followed by the Pashtun people.
What is Pashtunwali in Hindi?
Pashtunwali in Hindi is पश्तूनवाली (paśtūnvālī). See Pashtunwali meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Pashtunwali?
Pashtunwali is a proper noun.

Words near Pashtunwali in the dictionary

  1. Pashtunistan
  2. Pashtunistani
  3. Pashtunistanis
  4. Pashtunists
  5. Pashtuns
  6. Pashtunwali
  7. pashy
  8. Pasifika
  9. Pasifikas
  10. Pasig
  11. pasigraphic

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