पवन

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See also: पावनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पवन (pávana).

Pronunciation

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 (pavana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पवनः
pavanaḥ
पवनौ / पवना¹
pavanau / pavanā¹
पवनाः / पवनासः¹
pavanāḥ / pavanāsaḥ¹
Vocative पवन
pavana
पवनौ / पवना¹
pavanau / pavanā¹
पवनाः / पवनासः¹
pavanāḥ / pavanāsaḥ¹
Accusative पवनम्
pavanam
पवनौ / पवना¹
pavanau / pavanā¹
पवनान्
pavanān
Instrumental पवनेन
pavanena
पवनाभ्याम्
pavanābhyām
पवनैः / पवनेभिः¹
pavanaiḥ / 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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pavana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.