पवन

See also: पावनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पवन (pávana).

Pronunciation

Noun

पवन • (pavanm (Urdu spelling پون)

  1. air, breeze, wind
    Synonyms: हवा (havā), वायु (vāyu), अनिल (anil), समीर (samīr)
    पवन-चक्की टूट गई है।pavan-cakkī ṭūṭ gaī hai.The windmill is broken.

Declension

Declension of पवन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पवन
pavan
पवन
pavan
oblique पवन
pavan
पवनों
pavanõ
vocative पवन
pavan
पवनो
pavano

Proper noun

पवन • (pavanm

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Lord Vayu, the god of winds
  2. a male given name, Pavan, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of पवन (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct पवन
pavan
oblique पवन
pavan
vocative पवन
pavan

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पवन (pavana). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘢𑘪𑘡 (pavana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.ʋən/
  • Hyphenation: प‧वन
  • Rhymes: -ən

Noun

पवन • (pavanm[1][2] (poetic, literary)

  1. air, wind, breeze
    Synonyms: हवा (havā) (standard), वायू (vāyū), समीर (samīr), अनिल (anil)

Declension

Declension of पवन (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
पवन
pavan
direct
plural
पवन
pavan
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
पवन
pavan
पवन
pavan
oblique
सामान्यरूप
पवना
pavnā
पवनां-
pavnān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
पवनाला
pavnālā
पवनांना
pavnānnā
ergative पवनाने, पवनानं
pavnāne, pavnāna
पवनांनी
pavnānnī
instrumental पवनाशी
pavnāśī
पवनांशी
pavnānśī
locative
सप्तमी
पवनात
pavnāt
पवनांत
pavnāt
vocative
संबोधन
पवना
pavnā
पवनांनो
pavnānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पवन (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
पवनाचा
pavnāċā
पवनाचे
pavnāċe
पवनाची
pavnācī
पवनाच्या
pavnācā
पवनाचे, पवनाचं
pavnāċe, pavnāċa
पवनाची
pavnācī
पवनाच्या
pavnācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
पवनांचा
pavnānċā
पवनांचे
pavnānċe
पवनांची
pavnāñcī
पवनांच्या
pavnāncā
पवनांचे, पवनांचं
pavnānċe, pavnānċa
पवनांची
pavnāñcī
पवनांच्या
pavnāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

पवन • (pavanm

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Vayu, the god of wind.
  2. a male given name, Pavan, from Sanskrit

References

Further reading

  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “पवन”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawHanas, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH-e-nos, from *pewH- (to be pure, clean).

Noun

पव॑न • (pávana) stemm

  1. "purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air
  2. vital air, breath

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पवन
singular dual plural
nominative पवनः (pavanaḥ) पवनौ (pavanau)
पवना¹ (pavanā¹)
पवनाः (pavanāḥ)
पवनासः¹ (pavanāsaḥ¹)
accusative पवनम् (pavanam) पवनौ (pavanau)
पवना¹ (pavanā¹)
पवनान् (pavanān)
instrumental पवनेन (pavanena) पवनाभ्याम् (pavanābhyām) पवनैः (pavanaiḥ)
पवनेभिः¹ (pavanebhiḥ¹)
dative पवनाय (pavanāya) पवनाभ्याम् (pavanābhyām) पवनेभ्यः (pavanebhyaḥ)
ablative पवनात् (pavanāt) पवनाभ्याम् (pavanābhyām) पवनेभ्यः (pavanebhyaḥ)
genitive पवनस्य (pavanasya) पवनयोः (pavanayoḥ) पवनानाम् (pavanānām)
locative पवने (pavane) पवनयोः (pavanayoḥ) पवनेषु (pavaneṣu)
vocative पवन (pavana) पवनौ (pavanau)
पवना¹ (pavanā¹)
पवनाः (pavanāḥ)
पवनासः¹ (pavanāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Gujarati: પવન (pavan)
  • Hindi: पवन (pavan)
  • Kannada: ಪವನ (pavana)
  • Malay: pawana
  • Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘪𑘡 (pavana)
  • Tamil: பவனம் (pavaṉam), பவனன் (pavaṉaṉ)
  • Urdu: پَوَن (pavan)

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “pavana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.