pañha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• पञ्ह (Devanagari script)
• পঞ্হ (Bengali script)
• පඤ‍්හ (Sinhalese script)
• ပဉှ or ပၺှ (Burmese script)
• ปญฺห or ปัญหะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨬ᩠ᩉ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຎ຺ຫ or ປັຎຫະ (Lao script)
• បញ្ហ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄦 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀳 (paṇha).

Noun

pañha m

1. question, asking, inquiry

   Synonym: pucchā

Declension

Declension table of "pañha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pañho	pañhā
Accusative (second)	pañhaṃ	pañhe
Instrumental (third)	pañhena	pañhehi or pañhebhi
Dative (fourth)	pañhassa or pañhāya or pañhatthaṃ	pañhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pañhasmā or pañhamhā or pañhā	pañhehi or pañhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pañhassa	pañhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pañhasmiṃ or pañhamhi or pañhe	pañhesu
Vocative (calling)	pañha	pañhā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pañha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 391
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pañha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 495