afghan
noun
- type of blanket
proper noun
- person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæfˌɡæn/ / /ˈæfɡən/ / /ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian افغان (afġān, “Afghan”), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), first attested in the fourth century CE, most likely a compound of *apāka- (“distant, faraway”), from Proto-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa (“away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó + *-āna (“ethnic group”), from Proto-Indo-European *-nós, thus: "people from a distant land". Various scholars have proposed Sanskrit etymologies since the nineteenth century (especially prior to the 2007 publication of earlier Bactrian attestations for the word), but linguist Johnny Cheung notes that these are "extremely difficult to reconcile" with recent evidence pointing to a Bactrian source.
- Of, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its culture.
“After the biggest military evacuation in history, the Biden administration will now resettle more than 60,000 Afghan refugees inside the US over the next several weeks.”
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian افغان (afġān, “Afghan”), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), first attested in the fourth century CE, most likely a compound of *apāka- (“distant, faraway”), from Proto-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa (“away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó + *-āna (“ethnic group”), from Proto-Indo-European *-nós, thus: "people from a distant land". Various scholars have proposed Sanskrit etymologies since the nineteenth century (especially prior to the 2007 publication of earlier Bactrian attestations for the word), but linguist Johnny Cheung notes that these are "extremely difficult to reconcile" with recent evidence pointing to a Bactrian source.
- Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
- Clipping of Afghanistan.
“He will be in Afghan for another six months.”
noun
Etymology: From Afghan.
- A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
- A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.