پشاور

Urdu

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāvar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरूषपुर (purūṣapura). Cognates Pashto پېښور (pex̌awar) and Punjabi پِشَور (piśaur).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pɪ.ʃɑː.ʋəɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Proper noun

پِشاوَر • (piśāvar) m (Hindi spelling पेशावर)

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