পানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পনা (pona), পনাহ (ponaho), পানাহ (panaho).

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian پناه (panāh), ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧 (panāh, “protector; refuge”). Compare Hindustani पनाह (panāh), Punjabi ਪਨਾਹ (panāh).

Noun

পানা • (pana)

1. protection; asylum; refuge; shade; shelter; concern.

   আমি পানা চাই

   ami pana cai

   I want refuge

Derived terms

• আলমপনা (alompona)
• জাহাঁপনা (jahãpona)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian پهنا (pahnā).

Noun

পানা • (pana)

1. width, breadth, spread.

   কাপড়ের পানা

   kapoṛer pana

   Width of clothes

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “পানা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “পানা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh