पनघट

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पंघट (paṅghaṭ)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-

Sanskrit पा (pā)

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas

Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)

Sanskrit -अनीय (-anīya)

Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa)

Sauraseni Apabhramsa पाणिअ (pāṇia)

Old Hindi पांनी (pāṃnī)

Hindi पन- (pan-)

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝 (ghaṭṭa)

Hindi घाट (ghāṭ)

Hindi पनघट (panghaṭ)

From पन- (pan-, “water”) +‎ घाट (ghāṭ, “bank”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pən.ɡʱəʈ/, [pɐ̃n.ɡʱɐʈ]

Noun

पनघट • (panghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling پنگھٹ)

1. stair or quay for drawing water

   Hypernym: घाट (ghāṭ)

   • 1960, Lata Mangheshkar, Mughal-e-Azam Mohe Panghat Pe:

     मोहे पनघट पे नन्दलाल छेड़ गयो रे

     mohe panghaṭ pe nandalāl cheṛ gayo re

     Oh on the river quay, Nandlāl has teased me

2. passage to a river

Declension

Declension of पनघट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पनघट panghaṭ	पनघट panghaṭ
oblique	पनघट panghaṭ	पनघटों panghaṭõ
vocative	पनघट panghaṭ	पनघटो panghaṭo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पन-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पनघट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha