पण

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुनर् (punar). Cognate with Gujarati પણ (paṇ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəɳ/

Conjunction

पण • (paṇ)

1. but, however

   Synonym: परंतु (parantu) (rare)

   मला यायचे होते, पण माझ्याकडे वेळ नव्हता.

   malā yāyce hote, paṇ mājhyākḍe veḷ navhatā.

   I wanted to come, but I didn't have time.

Postposition

पण • (paṇ)

1. also, too

   Synonyms: सुद्धा (suddhā), ही (hī)

   मलापण मराठी थोडी थोडी येते.

   malāpaṇ marāṭhī thoḍī thoḍī yete.

   I know a little Marathi too.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुनर् (punar).

Conjunction

पण • (paṇa)

1. but, however, moreover

Alternative forms

• पणि (paṇi), पुण (puṇa)

Descendants

• Gujarati: પણ (paṇ)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• পণ (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬡ (Balinese script)
• পণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ပဏ (Burmese script)
• પણ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಣ (Kannada script)
• បណ (Khmer script)
• ປຓ (Lao script)
• പണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐞 (Newa script)
• ପଣ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖜 (Siddham script)
• පණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚘 (Takri script)
• பண (Tamil script)
• పణ (Telugu script)
• ปณ (Thai script)
• པ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Completely uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

पण • (paṇa) stem, ?

1. play for a stake
2. a compact stipulation , agreement , treaty
3. bargain, stipulation, compact; stake; wage
4. a coin of a certain weight
5. a game played for a stake bet wager

Descendants

• Sinhalese: පණ (paṇa)
• → Malayalam: പണം (paṇaṁ)
  • → English: fanam, fanham, fanom, panam
• → Tamil: பணம் (paṇam)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “पण”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]