पाहुणा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘳𑘜𑘰 (pāhuṇā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀡 (pahuṇa), 𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡 (pāhuṇa), from Sanskrit प्राहुण (prāhuṇa) (compare प्राघुण (prāghuṇa), प्राघुर्ण (prāghurṇa)). Cognate with Gujarati પરોણો (paroṇo), Hindi पाहुन (pāhun), पाहुना (pāhunā), Punjabi ਪਰਾਹੁਣਾ (parāhuṇā), Nepali पाहुना (pāhunā), Odia ପହନା (pahanā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ɦu.ɳa/, [pau.ɳa]

Noun

पाहुणा • (pāhuṇā) m (feminine पाहुणी)

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Declension

Declension of पाहुणा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	पाहुणा pāhuṇā
direct plural	पाहुणे pāhuṇe
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पाहुणा pāhuṇā	पाहुणे pāhuṇe
oblique सामान्यरूप	पाहुण्या pāhuṇyā	पाहुण्यां- pāhuṇyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पाहुण्याला pāhuṇyālā	पाहुण्यांना pāhuṇyānnā
ergative	पाहुण्याने, पाहुण्यानं pāhuṇyāne, pāhuṇyāna	पाहुण्यांनी pāhuṇyānnī
instrumental	पाहुण्याशी pāhuṇyāśī	पाहुण्यांशी pāhuṇyānśī
locative सप्तमी	पाहुण्यात pāhuṇyāt	पाहुण्यांत pāhuṇyāt
vocative संबोधन	पाहुण्या pāhuṇyā	पाहुण्यांनो pāhuṇyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पाहुणा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पाहुण्याचा pāhuṇyāċā	पाहुण्याचे pāhuṇyāċe	पाहुण्याची pāhuṇyācī	पाहुण्याच्या pāhuṇyācā	पाहुण्याचे, पाहुण्याचं pāhuṇyāċe, pāhuṇyāċa	पाहुण्याची pāhuṇyācī	पाहुण्याच्या pāhuṇyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पाहुण्यांचा pāhuṇyānċā	पाहुण्यांचे pāhuṇyānċe	पाहुण्यांची pāhuṇyāñcī	पाहुण्यांच्या pāhuṇyāncā	पाहुण्यांचे, पाहुण्यांचं pāhuṇyānċe, pāhuṇyānċa	पाहुण्यांची pāhuṇyāñcī	पाहुण्यांच्या pāhuṇyāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाहुणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाहुणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prāhuṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press