Pashtun

Alternative forms

• Pushtun
• Pakhtun, Pukhtun

Origin

From Pashto پښتون

Full definition of Pashtun

Adjective

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.

Noun

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

Proper noun

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

Related terms

• Pashto
• Pashtunism, Pashtunist
• Pashtunistan
• Pashtunwali