पाना

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रापयति (prāpayati, “to obtain”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠣꠃꠣ (faua), Bengali পাওয়া (paōẇa), Assamese পোৱা (püa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.nɑː/, [päː.näː]

Verb

पाना • (pānā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پانا)

1. to get, receive

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   काश मैंने अच्छी शिक्षा पाई।

   kāś ma͠ine acchī śikṣā pāī.

   If only I had received a good education.

2. to obtain

   Synonym: हासिल करना (hāsil karnā)

3. to win, gain, achieve

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   १९४७ में भारत ने अंग्रेज़ों से स्वतंत्रता पाई।

   1947 mẽ bhārat ne aṅgrezõ se svatantratā pāī.

   In 1947 India gained independence from the British.

4. to find
5. to perceive
6. (modal verb) to manage to

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   आलू के बिना मैं खाना नहीं बना पाऊंगा।

   ālū ke binā ma͠i khānā nahī̃ banā pāūṅgā.

   I won't be able to cook without potatoes.

7. to equal