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How to pronounce Peshawar?

Pronunciation of Peshawar in the UK

The British pronunciation of Peshawar, specifically in Aldershot, UK, is

pish - Ah - wur

pish = 'dish'

Ah - like vowel in standard English (not American) word 'aunt'

wur - 'w' is somewhere between English v and w and the final 'r' is pronounced as a flap, rather like the Scottish 'word' without the final 'd'

"This is the Pakistani pronunciation (I lived there for 13 years)"

Type of Name: Capital Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, N-W Pakist
Origin: Urdu
Meaning: First Coming (first Place Reached From Afghanistan (ie From The West)


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Pronunciation of Peshawar in the UK

The British pronunciation of Peshawar, specifically in Aldershot, UK, is

pih sh AH w er r
  • sh sounds like the 'sh' in ship
  • ah sounds like the 'a' in car
  • w sounds like the 'w' in win
  • er sounds like the 'ur' in hurt
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat

"This is the Pakistani pronunciation (I lived there for 13 years)"

Type of Name: Capital Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, N-W Pakist
Origin: Urdu
Meaning: First Coming (first Place Reached From Afghanistan (ie From The West)


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