पपनी

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡 (*pappaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from early Middle Indo-Aryan paṣpaṇa, from Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pakṣman, eyelash).[1] Doublet of पंखुड़ी (paṅkhuṛī) and पक्ष्म (pakṣma).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəp.niː/,

Noun

पपनी (papnīf (Urdu spelling پپنی)

  1. (anatomy) eyelash

Declension

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430