পান

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পাণ (pan)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡 (paṇṇa, “leaf, feather”), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa). Cognate with Assamese পাণ (pan) and Hindi पान (pān).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pan/, [ˈpaːn], [ˈpan]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pan/, [ˈpaːn], [ˈpan]

Noun

পান • (pan)

1. betel, betel leaf, paan

   Synonyms: তামুল (tamul), তাম্বূল (tambul), বিড়ি (biṛi)