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Pashtun in Persian

پشتون paštun

Pashtun in Persian: پشتون (paštun). In English, 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.

Persian words for Pashtun

Ethnic Pashtun
پشتون paštun

English meaning of Pashtun

  1. 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.
  2. noun A member of the Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.
  3. noun A Pashto-speaking person.
  4. proper noun Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

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Synonyms of Pashtun

Pashtun in other languages

Questions about Pashtun in Persian

What is the meaning of Pashtun in Persian?
Pashtun in Persian is پشتون (paštun).
معنی Pashtun چیست؟
Pashtun: پشتون (paštun).
What does Pashtun mean in English?
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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Pashtun (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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