पंख

See also: पंखा and पंखो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣá). Doublet of पाँख (pā̃kh) and पंखा (paṅkhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəŋkʰ/, [pɐ̃ŋkʰ]

Noun

पंख • (paṅkh) m (Urdu spelling پَنکھ)

1. wing

   Synonym: पर (par)

2. feather

Declension

Declension of पंख (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पंख paṅkh	पंख paṅkh
oblique	पंख paṅkh	पंखों paṅkhõ
vocative	पंख paṅkh	पंखो paṅkho

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पंख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘏 (pākha), 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘏 (pāṃkha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), 𑀧𑀁𑀔 (paṃkha) (with nasalisation), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣá). Related to पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”). Doublet of पक्ष (pakṣa). Compare Gujarati પાંખ (pā̃kh), Hindustani پَنکھ / पंख (paṅkh), Punjabi ਪੰਖ (paṅkh) / پَنکھ (pankh), Nepali प्वाँख (pwā̃kh), Odia ପଙ୍ଖା (paṅkhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰə/

Noun

पंख • (paṅkha) m

1. wing

Declension

Declension of पंख (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पंख paṅkha
direct plural	पंख paṅkha
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पंख paṅkha		पंख paṅkha
oblique सामान्यरूप	पंखा paṅkhā		पंखां- paṅkhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पंखाला paṅkhālā		पंखांना paṅkhānnā
ergative	पंखाने, पंखानं paṅkhāne, paṅkhāna		पंखांनी paṅkhānnī
instrumental	पंखाशी paṅkhāśī		पंखांशी paṅkhānśī
locative सप्तमी	पंखात paṅkhāt		पंखांत paṅkhāt
vocative संबोधन	पंखा paṅkhā		पंखांनो paṅkhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पंख (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पंखाचा paṅkhāċā	पंखाचे paṅkhāċe	पंखाची paṅkhācī	पंखाच्या paṅkhācā	पंखाचे, पंखाचं paṅkhāċe, paṅkhāċa	पंखाची paṅkhācī	पंखाच्या paṅkhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पंखांचा paṅkhānċā	पंखांचे paṅkhānċe	पंखांची paṅkhāñcī	पंखांच्या paṅkhāncā	पंखांचे, पंखांचं paṅkhānċe, paṅkhānċa	पंखांची paṅkhāñcī	पंखांच्या paṅkhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• पंख फुटणे (paṅkha phuṭṇe, “to become more developed”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पंख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पंख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पंख”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).