Pathan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani پٹھان / पठान (paṭhān). Doublet of Pashtun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈtɑːn/ Rhymes: -ɑːn === Noun === Pathan (plural Pathans) (British India, South Asia) Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan. === Further reading === “Pathan”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Pathan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Pathan”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 “Pathan”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.