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Shughni

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

relating to Shughni people, their culture or language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

a Pamir language of the Southeastern Iranian language group spoken in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan and Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of a particular one of the Pamiri peoples.

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: шугна́нский (šugnánskij) — relating to Shughni people, their culture or language
  • Armenian: շուգնաներեն (šugnaneren) — language
  • Armenian: շիղնի (šiġni) — language
  • Armenian: շուղնաներեն (šuġnaneren) — language
  • Finnish: šugnani — language
  • Russian: шугна́нский (šugnánskij) — language
  • Armenian: շուգնանցի (šugnancʻi) — member of the Shughni people
  • Russian: шугна́нец (šugnánec) — member of the Shughni people
  • Russian: шугна́нка (šugnánka) — member of the Shughni people
  • Armenian: շուգնանցիներ (šugnancʻiner) — plural form, i.e. the entire group
  • Russian: шугна́нцы (šugnáncy) — plural form, i.e. the entire group