पैना

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *प्रतीक्ष्ण (pratīkṣṇa), from प्र- (pra-) +‎ तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛː.nɑː/

Adjective

पैना • (painā) (Urdu spelling پينا‎)

  1. sharp, keen
  2. acute
  3. shrill

Derived terms

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पैना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “पैना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.