पानी

पानी

See also: पन, पान, पाना, पानो, पुनः, पेन, पैना, पौन, पौना, and पौने

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water
   • 1971, Baburam Saksena, The Evolution of Awadhi (a Branch of Hindi):

     iː paːniː ʈhʌɳɖɦ ʌɦʌi [Devanagari: ई पानी ठंढ अहै]

     this water is cold

See also

• [script needed] (ʌrʌgụ, “water, e.g. rose-water”)

---

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”).

Noun

पानी (pānī) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂰𑂢𑂲)

1. water

---

Bihari

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water

---

Doteli

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water

---

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi पांनी (pā̃nī), from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पाणिउ (pāṇiu), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”). Doublet of पानीय (pānīya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.niː/, [päː.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: पा‧नी

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

पानी • (pānī) m (Urdu spelling پَانِی‎)

1. water

   पानी एक आम रासायनिक पदार्थ है।

   pānī ek ām rāsāynik padārth hai.

   Water is a common chemical substance.

   Synonyms: जल (jal), आब (āb), नीर (nīr), उदक (udak)

2. rain, monsoon

   पानी आना ― pānī ānā ― to rain

3. luster, brightness (of a gem, or blade)

Declension

Declension of पानी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पानी pānī	पानी pānī
oblique	पानी pānī	पानियों pāniyõ
vocative	पानी pānī	पानियो pāniyo

Further reading

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पानी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 418
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2953
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 623
• Platts, John T. (1884), “पानी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 222

---

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [päni]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पानि

Noun

पानी • (pānī)

1. water
2. rain

---

Yolmo

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water

References

• Anna Maria Hari; Chhegu Lama (2004) Yohlmo-Nepali-English Dictionary, Kathmandu: Jagadhamba Press