پېښور

Pashto

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian پرشاور‎ (parašāvar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura, “city of men”). Cognates Punjabi پِشَور‎ (piśaur) and Urdu پشاور‎ (piśāvar).

Pronunciation
  • (Peshawar) IPA(key): /peˈχəwər/
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Proper noun

پېښَوَر • (pex̌awar) m.

  1. Peshawar (a city, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)

References
  • “پېښور”, in Pashto Dictionary (in English), Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
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