പട്ടാണി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐʈʈaːɳi/

Noun

പട്ടാണി • (paṭṭāṇi)

1. an Afghan person

References

• Godavarma, K. (1946) “പട്ടാണി”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 24
• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പട്ടാണി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.