Pashto
proper noun
- Eastern Iranian language of the Pakhtuns or Afghans
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæʃtəʊ/ / /ˈpʌʃtəʊ/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto).
- The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
“Tariq clenched his teeth and muttered something to himself in Pashto that Laila didn’t catch.”