ପଠାଣ
Oriya
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʈʰaɳɔ/
- Hyphenation: ପ‧ଠା‧ଣ
Noun
ପଠାଣ (pôṭhaṇô)
- Pathan, Pashtun
- Muslim
- non-Hindu
- wicked person
Further reading
- Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940), “ପଠାଣ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, page 4530
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452