पठाण

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See also: पैठण

Marathi

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Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Hindustani پَٹھان (paṭhān) / पठान (paṭhān), Sindhi پَٺاڻُ / पठाणु, Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ) / پَٹھاݨ (paṭhāṇ), Odia ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa), Nepali पठान (paṭhān), Maithili पठान (paṭhān) / 𑒣𑒚𑒰𑒢 (paṭāna), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan), Assamese পাঠান (pathan).

Pronunciation

Noun

पठाण (paṭhāṇm

  1. Pashtun, Pathan

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पठाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 82.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पठाण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 484
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “पठाण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452