पौन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *पदून (padūna), from पद (pada, “quarter”) +‎ ऊन (ūna, “less”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɔːn/, [pɔ̃ːn]

Adjective

पौन • (paun) (indeclinable)

1. three-quarters

   पौन चक्कर ― paun cakkar ― three-quarters of a lap

Derived terms

• पौने (paune)
• पौना (paunā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*padūna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press