Definitions | Afghan |
| noun
- A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
- A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.
Translations: - Dutch: Afghaanse(nl, Afghaan, m, t-, nl)f
- French: Afghan(fr)
- German: Afghane Afghanin
- Spanish: afgano(es)
proper noun
- Ethnic Pashtun
- Pashto, a language primarily spoken in southern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
Translations: - Dutch: Afghaans(nl)
- German: Afghanisch(de)
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
Translations: - Dutch: Afghaans(nl)
- French: afghan(fr)
- German: afghanisch(de)
- Spanish: afgano(es)
Etymology: From Sanskrit Ashvakan meaning horseman. See: w:List of country name etymologies, Etymology of Afghan and Afghanistan
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| afghan |
| noun
- A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
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