کنشت — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
کنشت (kuníšt) is a Pashto n-m meaning “temple, sanctuary” in English او په اردو کې د «مٹھ، مندر، حرم» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form کنشتونه.
Meanings1
ماناوې او تعریفونهGrammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural (-ūnah) | کنشتونه | kuníšt-ūnah |
Obl Plural (-ūno) | کنشتونو | kuníšt-ūno |
Animate Plural (-ān) | کنشتان | kuníšt-ān |
Animate Obl Plural (-āno) | کنشتانو | kuníšt-āno |
Vocative Singular (-a) | کنشته | kuníšt-a |
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پښتوکنشت
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword کنشت (kuníšt) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.