पपनी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From Prakrit *𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡 (*pappaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from a variant of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pakṣman, eyelash).[1] Doublet of पंखुड़ी (paṅkhuṛī) and पक्ष्म (pakṣma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पपनी (papnīf (Urdu spelling پپنی)

  1. (anatomy) eyelash

Declension

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References

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