پېښور

Pashto

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian پرشاور (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura, “city of men”). Cognates Punjabi پِشَور (piśaur) and Urdu پشاور (piśāvar).

Pronunciation

• (Peshawar) IPA^(key): /peˈχəwər/

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Proper noun

پېښَوَر • (pex̌awar) m.

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

References

• “پېښور”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.