পান
Bengali
Alternative forms
- পাণ (paṇ)
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡 (paṇṇa, “leaf, feather”), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa). Cognate with Assamese পাণ (pan) and Hindi पान (pān).
Noun
পান • (pan)
- betel, betel leaf, paan
- Synonyms: তামুল (tamul), তাম্বূল (tambūl)