पठाण
See also: पैठण
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Hindustani پَٹھان / पठान (paṭhān), Sindhi پَٺاڻُ / पठाणु, Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ) / پَٹھاݨ (paṭhāṇ), Oriya ପଠାଣ (pôṭhaṇô), Nepali पठान (paṭhān), Maithili पठान (paṭhān) / 𑒣𑒚𑒰𑒢 (paṭāna), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan), Assamese পাঠান (pathan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.ʈʰaɳ/
Noun
पठाण • (paṭhāṇ) m
- Pashtun, Pathan
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पठाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 82.
- Molesworth, James Thomas, “पठाण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857, page 484.
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna, “पठाण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, 1932-1950.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452.