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Pashto

proper noun

  1. Eastern Iranian language of the Pakhtuns or Afghans
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpæʃtəʊ/ / /ˈpʌʃtəʊ/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto).

  1. 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.