पाँच

See also: पांच and पंच

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Numeral

पाँच (pā̃c)

1. five

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	50
←  4	५ 5	6  →
Cardinal: पाँच (pā̃c)     Ordinal: पाँचवाँ (pā̃cvā̃), पंचम (pañcam)     Multiplier: पचगुना (pacgunā)     Collective: पाँचों (pā̃cõ)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi पंच (paṃca), पांच (pāṃca), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognate with Punjabi ਪੰਜ (pañj), Marathi पाच (pāc), Konkani पांच (pāñca), Nepali पाँच (pā̃c), Bengali পাঁচ (pãc), Gujarati પાંચ (pā̃c), and distantly English five.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑ̃ːt͡ʃ/, [pä̃ːt͡ʃ]

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Numeral

पाँच • (pā̃c) (native script symbol ५, Urdu spelling پانچ) (cardinal)

1. five

Descendants

• → English: punch (beverage) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 241
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pām̐ca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 431
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाँच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

	50
←  4	५ 5	6  →
Cardinal: पाँच (pā̃c)     Ordinal: पाँचौँ (pā̃ca͠u)     Multiplier: पाँचगुना (pā̃cagunā)

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?], from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pä̃t͡s]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पाँच्

Numeral

पाँच • (pā̃c)

1. five