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ਪਾਣੀ

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See also: ਪੀਣਾ

Old Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, water, drink). Cognate with Old Hindi पांनी (pā̃nī), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘲 (pāṇī), Old Gujarati पाणी (pāṇī).

Noun

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ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇīm

  1. water
    Synonyms: ਅਪੁ (apu), ਅੰਭੁ (ambhu), ਆਬ (āba), ਉਦਕੁ (udaku), ਜਲੁ (jalu), ਤੋਆ (toā), ਪਰਸਾ (parasā), ਸਲਲੁ (salalu)

Descendants

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  • Pahari-Potwari: پاݨِی (pānī)
  • Punjabi: pāṇī
    Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਣੀ
    Shahmukhi script: پاݨِی

Further reading

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Punjabi

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Punjabi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pa

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Punjabi ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, water, drink). Cognate with Hindustani پانی (pānī) / पानी (pānī), Nepali पानी (pānī), Assamese পানী (pani), Bengali পানি (pani), Odia ପାଣି (pāṇi), Gujarati પાણી (pāṇī), Marathi पाणी (pāṇī), Romani pani, Sindhi پاڻي, Kashmiri پوٗنؠ (pūn').

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /päː.ɳiː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: ਪਾ‧ਣੀ

Noun

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ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇīm (Shahmukhi spelling پاݨِی)

  1. (chiefly) water, aqua
    Synonyms: ਜਲ (jal), ਆਬ (āba), ਪਰਸਾ (parsā)
    ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ
    mainū̃ pāṇī de
    Give me water.
    ( casual command ) ( colloquially, word order may change )
  2. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇਓ
    mainū̃ pāṇī deo
    Give me water.
    ( respectful command )( colloquially, word order may change )
  3. juice, whey, extract
  4. drivel, drool
  5. watery substance, liquid

Declension

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Declension of ਪਾਣੀ
dir. sg. ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
dir. pl. ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
singular plural
direct ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī) ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
oblique ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī) ਪਾਣੀਆਂ (pāṇīā̃)
vocative ਪਾਣੀਆ (pāṇīā) ਪਾਣੀਓ (pāṇīo)
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