पोढ़णौ

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (pavaḍḍhaï), from Sanskrit प्रवर्धते (právardhate, “grows up”). Cognate with Gujarati પોઢવું (poḍhvũ), Hindi पौढ़ना (pauṛhnā), Marathi पौढणें (pauḍhṇẽ), and Sindhi پوڍَڻُ (poḍhaṇu).

Verb

पोढ़णौ (poṛhṇau) (Mahajani 𑅨𑅔𑅲𑅱𑅢𑅒) (intransitive)

1. to sleep

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “právardhate”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 494

Further reading

• “पोढ़णौ”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
• “पोढ़णौ”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2024