-પણું

• -પણ (-paṇ)

Inherited from Apabhramsa -प्पण (-ppaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Vedic Sanskrit -त्वन (-tvana). This suffix is not encountered in Classical Sanskrit, which uses the suffix -त्व (-tva) for this purpose. Ultimately related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *-twam, from Proto-Indo-European *-twom, thematicized from *-tu. Cognate with Hindi -पन (-pan), Marathi -पणा (-paṇā), -पण (-paṇ), Punjabi -ਪੁਣਾ (-puṇā), -ਪੁਣ (-puṇ), -ਪਣ (-paṇ).

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈ.pə.ɳũ/

-પણું • (-paṇũ)

1. Forms neuter abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc.

   Synonym: -તા (-tā)

Nouns derived using this suffix generally denote such things as state, quality, condition, or occupation.

‎બાળ (bāḷ, “child”) + ‎-પણું (-paṇũ) → ‎બાળપણું (bāḷpaṇũ, “childhood”)

‎એકલું (ekalũ, “alone”) + ‎-પણું (-paṇũ) → ‎એકલાપણું (eklāpaṇũ, “loneliness”)

• “પણું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.