بشکال

Pashto

Alternative forms

• بښکال (bax̌akāl)
• پشکالی (pašakāl)

Etymology

Of Indo-Aryan origin. Compare Persian پشکال (paškâl).

Noun

بشکال • (bašakāl) m

1. monsoon (tropical rainy season)

Further reading

• Aslanov, M. G. (1985) “بشکال”, in Puštu-russkij slovarʹ [Pashto–Russian Dictionary], 2nd edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk
• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “بشکال”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate