ਪਾਣੀ

See also: ਪੀਣਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਪਾਨੀ (pānī), ਵਾਣੀ (vāṇī, compounding form)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-

Sanskrit पा (pā)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas

Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)

Sanskrit -अनीय (-anīya)

Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa)

Old Punjabi ਪਾਣੀ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya), from पा (pā) + -अनीय (-anīya). Cognate with Old Hindi पांनी (pā̃nī), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘲 (pāṇī), Old Gujarati पाणी (pāṇī).

Noun

ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī) m

1. water

   Synonyms: ਅਪੁ (apu), ਅੰਭੁ (ambhu), ਆਬ (āba), ਉਦਕੁ (udaku), ਜਲੁ (jalu), ਤੋਆ (toā), ਪਰਸਾ (parasā), ਸਲਲੁ (salalu)

Descendants

• Pahari-Potwari: پاݨِی (pānī)
• Punjabi: pāṇī

  Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਣੀ

  Shahmukhi script: پاݨِی

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਪਾਣੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 190
• “ਪਾਣੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pānīˊya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 456

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਪਾਣਿ (pāṇi)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”). Cognate with Hindustani پانی (pānī) / पानी (pānī), Nepali पानी (pānī), Assamese পানী (pani), Bengali পানি (pani), Odia ପାଣି (pāṇi), Gujarati પાણી (pāṇī), Marathi पाणी (pāṇī), Romani pani, Sindhi پاڻي (pāṇe), Kashmiri پوٗنؠ (pūn').

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /päː.ɳiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: ਪਾ‧ਣੀ

Noun

ਪਾਣੀ • (pāṇī) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاݨِی)

1. (chiefly) water, aqua

   Synonyms: ਜਲ (jal), ਆਬ (āba), ਪਰਸਾ (parsā)

   ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ

   mainū̃ pāṇī de

   Give me water.

2. juice, whey, extract
3. drivel, drool
4. watery substance, liquid

Declension

Declension of ਪਾਣੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)
oblique	ਪਾਣੀ (pāṇī)	ਪਾਣੀਆਂ (pāṇīā̃)
vocative	ਪਾਣੀਆ (pāṇīā)	ਪਾਣੀਓ (pāṇīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—