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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀡𑀲 (phaṇasa) or Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑀲 (paṇasa), from Sanskrit पनस (panasa). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *palṇas. Cognate to Gujarati ફણસ (phaṇas).
Noun
फणस • (phaṇas) m
- jackfruit (fruit)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फणस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “panasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press