पैना

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *प्रतीक्ष्ण (pratīkṣṇa), from प्र- (pra-) +‎ तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

पैना • (painā) (Urdu spelling پينا)

1. sharp, keen
2. acute
3. shrill

Derived terms

• पैना करना (painā karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पैना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पैना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.