ـتون

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪un/

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Suffix

ـتون • (-tun) (plural ـتانۀ (-tânë))

1. a suffix added to nouns and adjectives to form nouns of location "the place of X"

   ‎پوه (poh, “expert”) + ‎ـتون (-tun) → ‎پوهنتون (pohantun, “university”)

   ‎وړکی (woṛëkay, “small”) + ‎ـتون (-tun) → ‎وړکتون (woṛëktun, “kindergarten”)

Derived terms

• اورتون (ortun, “temple of fire worshippers”)
• پلورتون (plortun, “market”)
• پوهنتون (pohëntun, “university”)
• پېژنتون (pežëntun, “personnel office of the army”)
• مېږتون (meẓtun, “anthill”)
• ټولتون (ṭoltun, “meeting place”)
• څارويتون (cârwitun, “veterinary hospital”)
• درملتون (darmaltun, “pharmacy”)
• روغتون (roğtun, “hospital”)
• مرستون (mrëstun, “shelter, help-house”)
• مړستون (mëṛëstun, “cemetery, graveyard”)
• نندارتون (nëndârtun, “gallery, place of exhibition”)
• واورتون (wâwratun, “place of snow”)
• وړوکتون (wëṛuktun, “kindergarten”)
• وستون (wastun, “warehouse, godown”)

See also

Pashto terms suffixed with ـتون