Pashto
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pashto in British English:
UK [ˈpæʃtəʊ]
How to pronounce Pashto in American English:
US [ˈpæʃtoʊ]
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- Noun:
- an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
Word Origin
- Pashto (n.)
- 1784, from Persian pashto (Afghan pakhto). Related: Pashtun.
Example
- 1. Right : sgt. adams helps three young girl students with their pashto alphabet on feb.
- 2. These days , the station offers call-in talk shows , news bulletins phoned in from reporters across khyber , and feature programs on health , education , women 's rights , and security all in local dialects of the pashto language .
- 3. He is a pashto and former mujahideen commander who has his finger on the pulse of the military situation and the security industry .
- 4. I studied pashto with my jailer , who promised , as a pashtun , to protect me from other taliban groups .
- 5. He has just sat his 11-plus exam but even if he gets in to the local selective day school , pashto is not on the curriculum .