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Pronunciation
Suffix
ـتون • (-tun) (plural ـتانۀ (-tânë))
- a suffix added to nouns and adjectives to form nouns of location "the place of X"
- پوه (poh, “expert”) + ـتون (-tun) → پوهنتون (pohantun, “university”)
- وړکی (woṛëkay, “small”) + ـتون (-tun) → وړکتون (woṛëktun, “kindergarten”)
Derived terms
- اورتون (ortun, “temple of fire worshippers”)
- پلورتون (plortun, “market”)
- پوهنتون (pohëntun, “university”)
- پېژنتون (pežëntun, “personnel office of the army”)
- مېږتون (meẓtun, “anthill”)
- ټولتون (ṭoltun, “meeting place”)
- څارويتون (cârwitun, “veterinary hospital”)
- درملتون (darmaltun, “pharmacy”)
- روغتون (roğtun, “hospital”)
- مرستون (mrëstun, “shelter, help-house”)
- مړستون (mëṛëstun, “cemetery, graveyard”)
- نندارتون (nëndârtun, “gallery, place of exhibition”)
- واورتون (wâwratun, “place of snow”)
- وړوکتون (wëṛuktun, “kindergarten”)
- وستون (wastun, “warehouse, godown”)
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