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Punjabi
Etymology
ਪੌਣ (pauṇ) + -ਆ (-ā)
Pronunciation
Adjective
ਪੌਣਾ • (pauṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling پَوݨا)
- three-quarters
- Synonym: ਮੁੰਨਾ (munnā)
- (in expressions of time) quarter of
- ਪੌਣੇ ਪੰਜ ਵਜੇ ― pauṇe pañj vaje ― quarter of five (i.e. 4:45)
Usage notes
In time expressions, ਪੌਣਾ is in the oblique case, agreeing with the participial form ਵਜੇ (vaje) from the verb ਵੱਜਣਾ (vajjaṇā, “to chime”).
Declension
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ਪੌਣਾ (pauṇā)
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ਪੌਣੇ (pauṇe)
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ਪੌਣੀ (pauṇī)
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ਪੌਣੀਆਂ (pauṇīā̃)
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ਪੌਣੇ (pauṇe)
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ਪੌਣਿਆਂ (pauṇiā̃)
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ਪੌਣੀ (pauṇī)
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ਪੌਣੀਆਂ (pauṇīā̃)
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Further reading
- “ਪੌਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024