પલાણ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸𑀡 (pallāṇa), from Sanskrit पल्याण (palyāṇa), from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *pari-dāna- (literally “around-placed”), from *pari- (“around”) and a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place”). Cognate with Bengali পালান (palan), Hindustani پلان / पलान (palān), Kachchi પલાણ (palāṇ), Marathi पलाण (palāṇ), Odia ପଲାଣ (palāṇa), and Sindhi پالَڻ (pālaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpə.lɑɳ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɳ
• Hyphenation: પ‧લાણ

Noun

પલાણ • (palāṇ) n

1. saddle, packsaddle

   Synonyms: દળી (daḷī), જીન (jīn), ખોગીર (khogīr)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “palyāṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 449