पवन

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See also: पावनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पवन (pávana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə.ʋən/,

Noun

पवन (pavanm (Urdu spelling پون)

  1. air, breeze, wind
    Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), अनिल (anil), समीर (samīr), हवा (havā)
    पवन-चक्की टूट गई है।pavan-cakkī ṭūṭ gaī hai.The windmill is broken.

Declension

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “पवन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawHanas, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH-e-nos, from *pewH- (to be pure, clean).

Noun

पवन (pávana) stemm

  1. "purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air
  2. vital air, breath

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पवन
singular dual plural
nominative पवनः (pavanaḥ) पवनौ (pavanau)
पवना¹ (pavanā¹)
पवनाः (pavanāḥ)
पवनासः¹ (pavanāsaḥ¹)
vocative पवन (pavana) पवनौ (pavanau)
पवना¹ (pavanā¹)
पवनाः (pavanāḥ)
पवनासः¹ (pavanāsaḥ¹)
accusative पवनम् (pavanam) पवनौ (pavanau)
पवना¹ (pavanā¹)
पवनान् (pavanān)
instrumental पवनेन (pavanena) पवनाभ्याम् (pavanābhyām) पवनैः (pavanaiḥ)
पवनेभिः¹ (pavanebhiḥ¹)
dative पवनाय (pavanāya) पवनाभ्याम् (pavanābhyām) पवनेभ्यः (pavanebhyaḥ)
ablative पवनात् (pavanāt) पवनाभ्याम् (pavanābhyām) पवनेभ्यः (pavanebhyaḥ)
genitive पवनस्य (pavanasya) पवनयोः (pavanayoḥ) पवनानाम् (pavanānām)
locative पवने (pavane) पवनयोः (pavanayoḥ) पवनेषु (pavaneṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pavana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.