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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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paštō
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Dari reading?
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paštō
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Iranian reading?
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paštu
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Tajik reading?
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paštü
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Noun
پشتو • (paštu)
- Pashto (language)
م. بلد نیست به زبان پشتو حرف بزنه.- m. balad nist be zabân-e paštu harf bezane.
- M. can't speak Pashto.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto), likely influenced by Persian پشتو (paštu).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
پَشْتو • (paśto) m (indeclinable, Hindi spelling पश्तो)
- Pashto (language)
- پٹھان (paṭhān, “Pashtun”)
References
- “پشتو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “پشتو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.