पाहुना

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पाहुन (pāhun)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀡 (pahuṇa), 𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡 (pāhuṇa), from Sanskrit प्राहुण (prāhuṇa) (compare प्राघुण (prāghuṇa), प्राघुर्ण (prāghurṇa)). Cognate with Gujarati પરોણો (paroṇo), Punjabi ਪਰਾਹੁਣਾ (parāhuṇā), Marathi पाहुणा (pāhuṇā), Nepali पाहुना (pāhunā), Odia ପହନା (pahanā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɦʊ.nɑː/, [päː.ɦʊ.näː]

Noun

पाहुना • (pāhunā) m (Urdu spelling پاہنا)

1. (uncommon) guest, visitor

   Synonyms: अतिथि (atithi), मेहमान (mehmān)

Declension

Declension of पाहुना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पाहुना pāhunā	पाहुने pāhune
oblique	पाहुने pāhune	पाहुनों pāhunõ
vocative	पाहुने pāhune	पाहुनो pāhuno

References

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

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [päu̯nä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पाउना

Noun

पाहुना • (pāhunā)

1. guest