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Persian
Etymology 1
From پنج (panj, “five”) + ـه (a).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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panja
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| Dari reading?
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panja
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| Iranian reading?
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panje
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| Tajik reading?
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panja
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Noun
| Dari
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پنجه
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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панҷа
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پنجه • (panja) (plural پنجهها (panja-hâ))
- paw
- (Dari) fork
- Synonym: چنگال (čangâl)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Akin to Nishaburi Persian dialect بنچه (bonča, “bundle”), Bandar Abbasi Persian dialect بنجوک (banjuk, “bunch, cluster”). Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-.
Noun
پنجه • (ponje) (plural پنجهها (ponje-hâ))
- (Transoxianan, obsolete) forelock, fringe, bangs
Southwestern Fars
Noun
پنجه (penja)
- (anatomy, Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) finger