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پتنګ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Pashto
Etymology
From Hindustani, see Hindi पतंग (pataṅg) and Urdu پتنگ, ultimately from Sanskrit पतङ्ग (pataṅga, “the flier, flying insect e.g. moth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
پتنګ • (patang) m
- moth
Declension
declension of پتنګ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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پتنګ
(patang)
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پتنګان
(patangân)
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| oblique
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پتنګ
(patang)
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پتنګانو
(patangâno)
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| vocative
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پتنګه
(patanga)
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پتنګانو
(patangâno)
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References
- Raverty, H. G. (1867) “پتنګ”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate