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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus. Cognate with English bough, Persian بازو, German Bug and Greek πήχης (píchis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ٻان٘ہہ (ḇāṉhf

  1. (anatomy) arm

References

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  • ٻانہہ”, in Dictionary of the Jatki Or Western Panjábi Language, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2019 (originally published in 1900), →ISBN, page 46