પૂનમ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati पूनिम (pūnima), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā), from Sanskrit પૂર્ણિમા (pūrṇimā). Doublet of પૂર્ણિમા (pūrṇimā) and પુનેમ (punem).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.nəm/
• Hyphenation: પૂ‧નમ
• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

પૂનમ • (pūnam) f

1. the day of the full moon

   Antonym: અમાસ (amās)

   • 1950, “તારી આંખનો અફીણી [tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī]”, in Venibhai Purohit (lyrics), Divadandi:

     તારી આંખનો અફીણી, તારા બોલનો બંધાણી
     તારા રૂપની પૂનમનો પાગલ એકલો

     tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī, tārā bolno bandhāṇī
     tārā rūpnī pūnamno pāgal eklo

     I am an addict of your eyes, attached to you words;
     I am the only one who is mad for the full moon of your beauty.

Proper noun

પૂનમ • (pūnam) f

1. a female given name, Poonam

Further reading

More information

• “પૂનમ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “પૂનમ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “પૂનમ”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• “પૂનમ”, in गुजराती-हिंदी-अंग्रेज़ी त्रिभाषा कोश (gujrātī-hindī-aṅgrezī tribhāṣā koś) [Gujarati-Hindi-English Trilingual Dictionary] (in Hindi), volume 2, केंद्रीय हिंदी निदेशालय [Central Hindi Directorate], 1989, page 1169