پوهنتون

From پوهنه‎ (pohëna, “knowledge, science”, noun) +‎ تون‎ (tún, “place of”, suffix).

• IPA^(key): /po.hanˈt̪un/

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پوهنتون • (pohantún) m

1. university

From Pashto پوهنتون‎ (pohantun).

پوهنتون • (pôhantûn)

1. (Dari) university

   ‏پوهنتون کابل‎ ― pôhantûn-i kâbul ― Kabul University

• The Pashto loan پوهنتون (pôhantun, “university”) has become common in Afghanistan following the Pashtunization policies of successive Pashtun-dominated governments, although the native دانشگاه‎ (dânešgâh) is also often used. The choice between پوهنتون (pôhantun) and دانشگاه‎ (dânešgâh) has been politically controversial, with the former sometimes being seen as a Pashtun imposition upon Persian speakers.