puštuns

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Pashto پښتون (paṧtun).

Noun

puštuns m (1st declension)

  1. Pashtun, a member of the Pashtun people
    stalts un lepns kā īsts puštunsstately and proud like a real Pashtun
    mans tēvs ir puštunsmy father is a Pashtun
    puštuni jeb etniskie afgāņi ir irāņu tauta, kura galvenokārt dzīvo Afganistānas dienvidos un austrumosthe Pashtuns or ethnic Afghans are an Iranian people living mostly in the south and east of Afghanistan
  2. (genitive plural) Pashtun, relating to the Pashtun people, their language and culture
    puštunu kultūraPashtun culture
    puštunu tautasthe Pashtun people
    puštunu garīgais līderis Sajeds Ahmads GailaniPashtun spiritual leader Sayed Ahmad Gailani

Usage notes

  • The term puštuns is now preferred to afgānis, afgāniete as a more precise name for a member of the Pashtun people, since afgānis, afgāniete, like English Afghan, could in principle refer to a member of any of the ethnic groups from Afghanistan.
  • The feminine form of puštuns, presumably puštuniete, is thus far unattested.

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