ਪਠਾਨੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian.

Noun

ਪਠਾਨੁ (paṭhānu) m

  1. Pashtun, Pathan

Descendants
  • Punjabi: paṭhāṇ
    Gurmukhi: ਪਠਾਣ
    Shahmukhi: پَٹھاݨ‎

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 179.
  • “ਪਠਾਨ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452.
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