Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (puṇṇa), from Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá, full), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hnás (full), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (full).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /puːn/, [pũːn]

Adjective edit

पून (pūn) (Urdu spelling پون)[1][2]

  1. (archaic) full

References edit

  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पून”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pūrṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 472