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Pashto
Etymology
From پوهنه (pohëna, “knowledge, science”, noun) + تون (tún, “place of”, suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
پوهنتون • (pohantún) m
- university
Declension
- پوهاند (pohãnd, “professor”)
- پوهندوی (pohanduy, “lecturer”)
- پوهنمل (“assistant professor”)
- پوهنپال (pohanpãl, “university student”)
- پوهنځی (pohandzē, “college”)
- پوهنیار (pohanyãr, “assistant professor”)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Pashto پوهنتون (pohantún).
Pronunciation
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pōhantūn
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Noun
پوهنتون • (pōhantūn)
- (Dari) university
- پوهنتون کابل (Dari) ― pōhantūn-i kābul ― Kabul University
Usage notes
- The Pashto loan پوهنتون (pōhantūn, “university”) has become common in Afghanistan following the Pashtunization policies of successive Pashtun-dominated governments, although the native دانشگاه (dānišgāh) is also often used. The choice between پوهنتون (pōhantūn) and دانشگاه (dānišgāh) has been politically controversial, with the former sometimes being seen as a Pashtun imposition upon Persian speakers.