Peshawar
US/pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/
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Peshawar proper noun: a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Proper noun
Peshawar
- A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Peshawar meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Peshawar in Hindi
- capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- पेशावर peśāvar
Peshawar in Marathi
- capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- पेशावर peśāvar
Peshawar in Urdu
- capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- پشاور piśāvar
Peshawar in Bengali
- capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- পেশওয়ার peśōẇar, পেশাওয়ার peśaōẇar
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- Peshawar in Punjabi
- پِشَور piśaur
- Peshawar in Sanskrit
- पुरुषपुर puruṣapura
- Peshawar in Pashto
- پېښور pex̌awar
- Peshawar in Arabic
- بِيشَاوَر bišāwar
Forms of Peshawar
| alternative form (archaic) | Parashawar |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | Peshour |
| alternative form (archaic) | Pershawer |
| alternative form (archaic) | Peshawur |
| alternative form (archaic) | Purshawar |
Origin of Peshawar
Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura).
Words formed from Peshawar
Phrases with Peshawar
Questions about Peshawar
- What does Peshawar mean?
- Peshawar means a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- What is Peshawar in Hindi?
- Peshawar in Hindi is पेशावर (peśāvar). See Peshawar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Peshawar?
- Peshawar is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Peshawar?
- Peshawar is pronounced /pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/ (US).
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