পহু

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Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit পশু (paśu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (cattle, livestock). Doublet of পশু (poxu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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পহু (pohu)

  1. wild herbivore mammals similar to deer (like deer, hare, rabbit, porcupine, yak)
  2. deer

Declension

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See also

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼 (pahu), from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu). Doublet of প্রভু (probhu) and পৌঁছা (pōũcha).

Noun

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পহু (pohu)

  1. (obsolete, archaic) master
Declension
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Inflection of পহু
nominative পহু
pohu
objective পহুকে
pohuke
genitive পহুর
pohur
Indefinite forms
nominative পহু
pohu
objective পহুকে
pohuke
genitive পহুর
pohur
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative পহুটা, পহুটি
pohuṭa (colloquial), pohuṭi (formal)
পহুরা
pohura
objective পহুটাকে, পহুটিকে
pohuṭake (colloquial), pohuṭike (formal)
পহুদের(কে)
pohuder(ke)
genitive পহুটার, পহুটির
pohuṭar (colloquial), pohuṭir (formal)
পহুদের
pohuder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 2

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Reduction of পুনঃ (punoḥ)

Adverb

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পহু (pohu)

  1. again

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “পহু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]