adj
pashtun
Pashtun (adj) means belonging or relating to the Pashtun people, a large ethnic group mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or to their culture.
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Belonging or relating to the Pashtun people, a large ethnic group mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or to their culture.
"“What about Zalmai?” he said. “It’s a good Pashtun name.”"
— Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). It is a doublet of Pathan.
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"pashtun" (adj) means belonging or relating to the Pashtun people, a large ethnic group mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or to their culture.
