पानी

See also: पन, पान, पाना, पाणी, पानो, पुनः, पेन, पैना, पौन, पौना, and पौने

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water
   • 1971, Baburam Saksena, The Evolution of Awadhi (a Branch of Hindi):

     iː paːniː ʈhʌɳɖɦ ʌɦʌi [Devanagari: ई पानी ठंढ अहै]

     this water is cold

See also

• [script needed] (ʌrʌgụ, “water, e.g. rose-water”)

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”).

Noun

पानी (pānī) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂰𑂢𑂲)

1. water

Descendants

• Caribbean Hindustani: paanie

Bihari

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water

Doteli

Etymology

From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi पांनी (pā̃nī), from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पाणिउ (pāṇiu), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”). Doublet of पानीय (pānīya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.niː/, [päː.niː]
• Hyphenation: पा‧नी

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Noun

पानी • (pānī) m (Urdu spelling پَانِی)

1. water

   Synonyms: जल (jal), आब (āb), नीर (nīr), उदक (udak)

   पानी एक आम रासायनिक पदार्थ है।

   pānī ek ām rāsāynik padārth hai.

   Water is a common chemical substance.

2. rain, monsoon

   पानी आना ― pānī ānā ― to rain

3. luster, brightness (of a gem, or blade)

Declension

Declension of पानी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पानी pānī	पानी pānī
oblique	पानी pānī	पानियों pāniyõ
vocative	पानी pānī	पानियो pāniyo

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पानी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पानी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 418
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2953
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 623
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पानी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 222
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pānī́ya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya, “water, drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [päni]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पानि

Noun

पानी • (pānī)

1. water
2. rain

Yolmo

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

पानी (pānī)

1. water

References

• Anna Maria Hari, Chhegu Lama (2004) Yohlmo-Nepali-English Dictionary, Kathmandu: Jagadhamba Press