English

Alternative forms

• Pushtun
• Pakhtun, Pukhtun

Adjective

Pashtun ‎(comparative more Pashtun, superlative most Pashtun)

1. 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.

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Noun

Pashtun ‎(plural Pashtuns)

1. A member of the Pashtun ethnic group, or of a Pashtun tribe.
2. A Pashto-speaking person.

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Proper noun

Pashtun

1. Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

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Related terms

• Pashto
• Pashtunism, Pashtunist
• Pashtunistan
• Pashtunwali