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پوهنتون

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Pashto

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Etymology

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From پوهنه (pohëna, knowledge, science, noun) +‎ ـتون (-tún, place of).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /po.hanˈt̪un/
  • Audio (Jalalabad):(file)

Noun

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پوهنتون (pohantúnm

  1. university

Declension

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pashto پوهنتون (pohantún).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Dari reading? pōhantūn

Noun

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Dari پوهنتون / دانشگاه
Iranian Persian دانشگاه
Tajik донишгоҳ

پوهنتون (pōhantūn)

  1. (Dari) university
    پوهنتون کابل (Dari)pōhantūn-i kābulKabul University

Usage notes

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  • The Pashto loan پوهنتون (pōhantūn, university) has become common in Afghanistan following the Pashtunization policies of successive Pashtun-dominated governments, although the native دانشگاه (dānišgāh) is also often used. The choice between پوهنتون (pōhantūn) and دانشگاه (dānišgāh) has been politically controversial, with the former sometimes being seen as a Pashtun imposition upon Persian speakers.