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Pashto

Pashto

7.9
A language spoken mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan that is one of Afghanistan's official languages
  • noun
  • /ˈpæʃtoʊ/
translation icon : pashto
  • The Pashto language has a rich tradition of poetry and storytelling.

Examples

  • In Afghanistan, many people speak Pashto as their first language.

  • She called you Mina-- my language, pashto, for "love."

    Born Of War (2013)

  • I mean, most, most of the, most of the Afghan Mujahideen or Pashto speaking right there.

  • As one of the official languages, Pashto is used in government and education in Afghanistan.

Synonyms

Afghani
vsPashto
1 8.9

A language spoken in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, also called Pashto

is the established form used as the main name
Pashtu
vsPashto
1 8.7

A language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan and an official language of Afghanistan

is the standard spelling used as the main name

Surface Forms

Pashto singular
Pashtos plural

Etymology

The word Pashto comes from the name of the Pashtun people who speak it and the ending -o that marks it as their language. So Pashto means 'the language of the Pashtun', which is why it names the main language used in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.