पठाण

See also: पैठण

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Hindustani پَٹھان‎ / पठान (paṭhān), Sindhi پَٺاڻُ‎ / पठाणु, Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ) / پَٹھاݨ‎ (paṭhāṇ), Oriya ପଠାଣ (pôṭhaṇô), Nepali पठान (paṭhān), Maithili पठान (paṭhān) / 𑒣𑒚𑒰𑒢 (paṭāna), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan), Assamese পাঠান (pathan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pə.ʈʰaɳ/

Noun

पठाण • (paṭhāṇ) m

  1. Pashtun, Pathan

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पठाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 82.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पठाण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 484
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पठाण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452
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