पणतू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘡𑘝𑘻 (panato), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀦𑀢𑀺 (panati, Dhauli), from Sanskrit प्रणपात् (praṇapāt). Compare Nepali पनाति (panāti), पनातिनी (panātinī), Odia ପଣନାତି (paṇanāti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəɳ.t̪u/, [pəɳ.t̪uː]

Noun

पणतू • (paṇtū) m (feminine पणती)

1. great-grandson

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पणतू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 83
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पणतू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 487
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पणतू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1923.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*praṇaptr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 483