पान

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑn/, [pɑn]

Noun

पान (pān) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂰𑂢)

1. leaf

Garhwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑn/, [pɑn]

Noun

पान (pān)

1. leaf

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑːn/, [pä̃ːn]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡 (paṇṇa), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing”). Doublet of पर्ण (parṇ, “leaf”) and पन्ना (pannā, “page”).

Noun

पान • (pān) m (Urdu spelling پان)

1. betel, betel leaf
2. (card games) hearts

Declension

Declension of पान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पान pān	पान pān
oblique	पान pān	पानों pānõ
vocative	पान pān	पानो pāno

See also

Suits in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)
पान (pān)	ईंट (ī̃ṭ)	हुक्म (hukm)	चिड़ी (ciṛī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पान (pāna).

Noun

पान • (pān) m (Urdu spelling پان)

1. drinking
2. drink, beverage

Declension

Declension of पान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पान pān	पान pān
oblique	पान pān	पानों pānõ
vocative	पान pān	पानो pāno

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “पान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːn/, [pɑːn]

Noun

पान • (pān) (Latin script pan, Kannada script ಪಾನ್)

1. a leaf

Kumaoni

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa).

Noun

पान (transliteration needed)

1. leaf

Magahi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːn/, [paːn]

Noun

पान (pān) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂰𑂢)

1. leaf

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːn/, [paːn]

Noun

पान • (pān) (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒰𑒢)

1. leaf

Marathi

पान

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘡 (pāna), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡 (paṇṇa), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing”). Doublet of पर्ण (parṇa, “leaf”). Cognate with Gujarati પાન (pān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan/

Noun

पान • (pān) n

1. leaf

   Synonym: पर्ण (parṇa)

2. page

   Synonym: पत्र (patra)

3. betel leaf, paan
4. playing card

   Synonym: पत्ता (pattā)

5. blade

Declension

Declension of पान (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	पान pān
direct plural	पाने, पानं pāne, pāna
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पान pān		पाने, पानं pāne, pāna
oblique सामान्यरूप	पाना pānā		पानां- pānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पानाला pānālā		पानांना pānānnā
ergative	पानाने, पानानं pānāne, pānāna		पानांनी pānānnī
instrumental	पानाशी pānāśī		पानांशी pānānśī
locative सप्तमी	पानात pānāt		पानांत pānāt
vocative संबोधन	पाना pānā		पानांनो pānānno
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 पान (neut 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	पानाचा pānāċā	पानाचे pānāċe	पानाची pānācī	पानाच्या pānācā	पानाचे, पानाचं pānāċe, pānāċa	पानाची pānācī	पानाच्या pānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पानांचा pānānċā	पानांचे pānānċe	पानांची pānāñcī	पानांच्या pānāncā	पानांचे, पानांचं pānānċe, pānānċa	पानांची pānāñcī	पानांच्या pānāñcā
* 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.

See also

• खाऊचे पान (khāuċe pān, “betel leaf”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पान”, 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) “पान”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “parṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marwari

Etymology

From Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan/, [pan]

Noun

पान (pān)

1. leaf

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pän]

• Phonetic Devanagari: पान्

Noun

पान • (pān)

1. (card games) hearts
2. paan, betel leaf

See also

Suits in Nepali · रङ (raṅ) (layout · text)
पान (pān)	ईँट्टा (ī̃ṭṭā)	हुकुम (hukum)	चिडी (ciḍī)

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Gurjara Apabhramsa पण्ण (paṇṇa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡 (paṇṇa), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing”).

Noun

पान • (pāna)

1. leaf

Descendants

• Gujarati: પાન (pān)
  • ⇒ Gujarati: પાંદડું (pā̃dḍũ)
• Marwari: पान (pān)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পান (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• পান (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ပါန (Burmese script)
• પાન (Gujarati script)
• ਪਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಾನ (Kannada script)
• បាន (Khmer script)
• ປານ (Lao script)
• പാന (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ପାନ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• පාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• பாந (Tamil script)
• పాన (Telugu script)
• ปาน (Thai script)
• པཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From पा (pā) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

पान • (pā́na) stem, n

1. the act of drinking (especially liquor)
2. draught
3. a drink, beverage
4. "drinking the saliva" kissing
5. a vessel for drinking, cup

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पान (pā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पानम् pā́nam	पाने pā́ne	पानानि / पाना¹ pā́nāni / pā́nā¹
Vocative	पान pā́na	पाने pā́ne	पानानि / पाना¹ pā́nāni / pā́nā¹
Accusative	पानम् pā́nam	पाने pā́ne	पानानि / पाना¹ pā́nāni / pā́nā¹
Instrumental	पानेन pā́nena	पानाभ्याम् pā́nābhyām	पानैः / पानेभिः¹ pā́naiḥ / pā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	पानाय pā́nāya	पानाभ्याम् pā́nābhyām	पानेभ्यः pā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	पानात् pā́nāt	पानाभ्याम् pā́nābhyām	पानेभ्यः pā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	पानस्य pā́nasya	पानयोः pā́nayoḥ	पानानाम् pā́nānām
Locative	पाने pā́ne	पानयोः pā́nayoḥ	पानेषु pā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Telugu: పానము (pānamu)
• → Hindi: पान (pān)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899) “पान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 613.