پشاور

Urdu

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian ‎ (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 (peśāvar))

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

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