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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘳𑘜𑘰 (pāhuṇā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀡 (pahuṇa), 𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡 (pāhuṇa), from Sanskrit प्राहुण (prāhuṇa) (compare प्राघुण (prāghuṇa), प्राघुर्ण (prāghurṇa)). Cognate with Gujarati પરોણો (paroṇo), Hindi पाहुन (pāhun), पाहुना (pāhunā), Punjabi ਪਰਾਹੁਣਾ (parāhuṇā), Nepali पाहुना (pāhunā), Odia ପହନା (pahanā).
Pronunciation
Noun
पाहुणा • (pāhuṇā) m
- guest
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाहुणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाहुणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prāhuṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press