ਬਾਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (bāṇa), from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Noun

ਬਾਣ • (bāṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling بان)

1. arrow, shaft

   Synonym: ਤੀਰ (tīr)

References

• “ਬਾਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਾਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 89.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 519