Marathi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Hindi -पण (-paṇ).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-पणा (-paṇā)

  1. Forms masculine abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns. -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पणा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पणा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).