In India and Pakistan, a Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of south-east Afghanistan
After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán.”.
a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"
an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan
pathan
الواصلة
Pa·than
التركية النطق
päthın
النطق
/ˈpaᴛʜən/ /ˈpæθən/
علم أصول الكلمات
[ p&-'tän, "pä- ] (noun.) 1638. From Punjabi, from plural of Pashto پشتون.