पपनी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From Prakrit *𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡 (*pappaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from a variant of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pakṣman, “eyelash”).[1] Doublet of पंखुड़ी (paṅkhuṛī) and पक्ष्म (pakṣma).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəp.niː/, [pɐp.niː]

Noun

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पपनी • (papnī) f (Urdu spelling پپنی)

  1. (anatomy) eyelash

Declension

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Declension of पपनी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct पपनी
papnī 		पपनियाँ
papniyā̃
oblique पपनी
papnī 		पपनियों
papniyõ
vocative पपनी
papnī 		पपनियो
papniyo

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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