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Pashtun
(Pash|tun)
Pronunciation:
/pəʃˈtuːn/
(also
Pakhtun
/pəkˈtuːn/)
noun
a member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting southern Afghanistan and NW Pakistan.
Also called
Pathan
.
Origin:
from Pashto
paštūn
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