पौन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *पदून (*padūna), from पद (pada, “quarter”) +‎ ऊन (ūna, “less”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɔːn/, [pɔ̃ːn]

Adjective

पौन • (paun) (indeclinable)

  1. three-quarters
    पौन चक्कर ― paun cakkar ― three-quarters of a lap

Derived terms

References

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