See also: पांच and पंच

Bhojpuri

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Numeral

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पाँच (pā̃c)

  1. five

Hindi

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Hindi numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4
5
6  → 
    Cardinal: पाँच (pā̃c)
    Ordinal: पाँचवाँ (pā̃cvā̃), पंचम (pañcam)
    Multiplier: पचगुना (pacgunā)
    Collective: पाँचों (pā̃cõ)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Hindi पंच (paṃca), पांच (pāṃca), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognate with Punjabi ਪੰਜ (pañj), Marathi पाच (pāc), Konkani पांच (pāñca), Nepali पाँच (pā̃c), Bengali পাঁচ (pãc), Gujarati પાંચ (pā̃c), and distantly English five.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑ̃ːt͡ʃ/, [pä̃ːt͡ʃ]
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Numeral

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पाँच (pā̃c) (native script symbol , Urdu spelling پانچ) (cardinal)

  1. five

Descendants

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  • English: punch (beverage) (see there for further descendants)

References

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  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 241
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pām̐ca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 431
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाँच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

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Nepali numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4
5
6  → 
    Cardinal: पाँच (pā̃c)
    Ordinal: पाँचौँ (pā̃ca͠u)
    Multiplier: पाँचगुना (pā̃cagunā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?], from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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पाँच (pā̃c)

  1. five