পানা

পানা

Bengali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian پناه‎, ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧‎ (panāh, “protector; refuge”). Also spelt in Bengali as পনাহ (pônahô) and পানাহ (panahô).

Noun

পানা • (pana)

1. protection; asylum; refuge; shade; shelter; concern.

   আমিপানা চাই

   ami pana cai

   I want refuge

Derived terms

• আলমপনা (alômpôna)
• জাঁহাপনা (jãhapôna)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian پهنا‎, see پهن‎.

Noun

পানা • (pana)

1. width, breadth, spread.

   কাপড়েরপানা

   kapôṛer pana

   Width of clothes

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “পানা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “পানা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh