पौन

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɔːn/, [pɔ̃ːn]

Adjective

पौन • (paun) (indeclinable)

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

Derived terms

पौने (paune)
पौना (paunā)

References

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

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