पंख

See also: पंखा and पंखो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣá). Doublet of पाँख (pā̃kh) and पंखा (paṅkhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəŋkʰ/, [pə̃ŋkʰ]

Noun

पंख • (paṅkh) m (Urdu spelling پَنکھ‎)

1. wing

   Synonym: पर (par)

2. feather

Declension

Declension of पंख (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पंख paṅkh	पंख paṅkh
oblique	पंख paṅkh	पंखों paṅkhõ
vocative	पंख paṅkh	पंखो paṅkho

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पंख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘏 (pākha), 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘏 (pāṃkha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), 𑀧𑀁𑀔 (paṃkha) (with nasalisation), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣá). Related to पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”). Doublet of पक्ष (pakṣa). Compare Gujarati પાંખ (pā̃kh), Hindustani پَنکھ‎ / पंख (paṅkh), Punjabi ਪੰਖ (paṅkh) / پَنکھ‎ (pankh), Nepali प्वाँख (pwā̃kh), Oriya ପଙ୍ଖା (pôṅkha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰə/

Noun

पंख • (paṅkha) m

1. wing

Declension

Declension of पंख (paṅkha)
direct singular	पंख paṅkha
direct plural	पंख paṅkha
	singular		plural
nominative	पंख paṅkha		पंख paṅkha
oblique	पंखा- paṅkhā-		पंखां- paṅkhāN-
dative	पंखाला paṅkhālā		पंखांना paṅkhāNnā
ergative	पंखाने paṅkhāne		पंखांनी paṅkhāNni
instrumental	पंखाशी paṅkhāśi		पंखांशी paṅkhāNśi
locative	पंखात paṅkhāt		पंखांत paṅkhāNt
vocative	पंखा paṅkhā		पंखांनो paṅkhāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पंख
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	पंखाचा paṅkhāċā	पंखाचे paṅkhāce	पंखाची paṅkhāci	पंखाच्या paṅkhāca	पंखाचे, पंखाचं paṅkhāce, paṅkhāċa	पंखाची paṅkhāci	पंखाच्या paṅkhāca
plural subject	पंखांचा paṅkhāNċā	पंखांचे paṅkhāNce	पंखांची paṅkhāNci	पंखांच्या paṅkhāNca	पंखांचे, पंखांचं paṅkhāNce, paṅkhāNċa	पंखांची paṅkhāNci	पंखांच्या paṅkhāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• पंख फुटणे (paṅkha phuṭṇe, “to become more developed”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पंख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पंख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पंख”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.