ପଠାଣ

Odia

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʈʰaɳɔ/
• Hyphenation: ପ‧ଠା‧ଣ

Noun

ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa)

1. Pathan, Pashtun
2. Muslim
3. non-Hindu
4. wicked person

Further reading

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ପଠାଣ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, page 4530
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452