पहचान

पहचान

See also: पहुँचना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi पहिचान (pahicāna), from Sanskrit प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna)[1]. Related to पहचानना (pahcānnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɦ.t͡ʃɑːn/, [pɛɦ.t͡ʃä̃ːn̪]

Noun

पहचान • (pahcān) f (Urdu spelling پہچان‎)

1. recognition, identification
2. identity

Declension

Declension of पहचान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पहचान pahcān	पहचानें pahcānẽ
oblique	पहचान pahcān	पहचानों pahcānõ
vocative	पहचान pahcān	पहचानो pahcāno

References

1. Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 223