پیشو
pisho
The Pashto word for cat is پیشو (pisho).
پیشو is used to refer to the domestic species of cat.
Meaning: domestic species (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
pisho
Did you know?
- In Pashto culture, cats are often regarded as clean animals, and it is common to find them roaming freely in mosques and public spaces without being shooed away.
- The onomatopoeia for a cat's meow in Pashto sounds nothing like the English 'meow'.
- Pashto uses different gender markers for nouns, and the way پیشه interacts with adjectives can change based on the perceived gender of the cat.
Example conversation
Omar and Zarkola are talking about a pet in the house.
- عمر Omarزركولہ، ستا پیشو چیرته ده؟Zarkola, sta pisho cherata da?Zarkola, where is your cat?
- زركولہ Zarkolaپیشو په میز لاندې ده.Pisho pa mez lande da.The cat is under the table.
- عمر Omarایا هغه لوبه کوي؟Aya hagha loba kawi?Is it playing?
- زركولہ Zarkolaهو، هغه ډیره خوشاله ده.Ho, hagha dera khushala da.Yes, she is very happy.
