Pathan

(pə tän, pət hän)

noun

Origin: Hindi paṭhān < Afghan pëstānë, pl. of pëṣtūn, an Afghan

See Pathan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A member of a Pashto-speaking people of eastern Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan, constituting the majority population of Afghanistan.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi Paṭhān

Origin: , from Pashto Pəštana

Origin: , pl. of Pəštūn, an Afghan

Origin: , from pašto, Pashto

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