पहचान

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Hindi पहिचान (pahicāna), from Sanskrit प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna).[1] Related to पहचानना (pahcānnā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɦ.t͡ʃɑːn/, [pɛʱ.t͡ʃä̃ːn]

Noun

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पहचान (pahcānf (Urdu spelling پہچان)

  1. recognition, identification
  2. identity

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 223