Pashtun
proper noun
- an Afghan, Pakhtun, Pathan
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.
- Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.
““What about Zalmai?” he said. “It’s a good Pashtun name.””
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.
- Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.
- A person of an Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.
““They bring shame on me as a Pashtun. They’ve disgraced the name of my people.””
- A Pashto-speaking person.