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पँचगुना

 

Five times

पं.

PN

Pundit (abbreviated title)

पंख

M

Wing, fin

पंखा

M

Fan

पंजाब

M

Punjab

पंजाबी

 

Panjabi

पंजाबी

M, F, Adj

A person from Punja; Punjabi

पंडित

PN

Pundit, scholar

पंद्रह

 

Fifteen

पंद्रहवाँ

 

Fifteenth

पऊमचरित

LT

Title of a narrative poem: Paumcharit (Charit = story, Pauma = pseudonym for Rama).

पकड़ना

T

To catch, hold, grasp

पकना

I

To be cooked, to ripen

पकाना

T

To prepare, cook, bake, ripen, done (in the cooking sense)

पक्ष

M

Aspect, side, wing, fortnight, party to a suit

See: पूर्व पक्ष और उत्तर पक्ष (a question and answer method of instruction like a catechism)

पचगुना

 

Five times as much/many

पचपन

 

Fifty-five

पचहत्तर

 

Seventy-five

पचहरा

 

Five fold

पचानवे

 

Ninety-five

पचास

 

Fifty

पचासी

 

Eighty-five

पच्चीस

 

Twenty-five

पजामा

 

Loose cotton trousers

पञ्वम

 

Fifth

पट्टी

F

Bandage

पड़ना

I

To fall, lie (down/around) (idly and/or uselessly)

To befall

In the future tense, can express requirement. E.g. पानी पड़ेगा = "water will be put in" or, "water will be needed" (3.28)

In compound verbal formations पड़ना is used to express sudden, abrupt, spontaneous, and possibly possibly unanticipated actions. In short, it is used to convey a sudden change of state or circumstances.

Infinitive + पड़ना expresses compulsion/obligation

Following a participle, indicates external compulsion

See:

पड़ाई छूटना

 

For studies to be discontinued

पड़ोसी

M

Neighbor

पढ़ना

T

To read or study

पढ़वाना

C2

To have an agent teach someone

पढ़ाई

F

Study, education

पढ़ाई करना

 

To be engaged in studies

पढ़ाई छोड़ना

 

To give up studies

पढ़ाना

C1

To teach

पढ़ाना

T

To teach

पतंग

F

Kite

पतंगबाज़

M

Kite flyer

पतझड़

M

Fall

पतला

 

Thin

पता

M

Address, information, whereabouts

पता चलना

 

To find something out

See

पता चलना होना कि

 

To come to one's knowledge that

पति

M

Husband

पति-पत्नी

 

Husband and wife

पत्थर

M

Stone

पत्नी

F

Wife

पत्र

M

Letter; paper; journal

पत्रिका

F

Magazine

पथ

 

Path; highway; road

पद

M

Foot; step; pace; footprint; trace; mark; position; word; rank; status; post, appointment; line; couplet; verse; object

See: सिद्ध पद (blessed state)

पद्धति

 

System; method; custom; process

पद्मराज

PN

Padmaraj (personal name)

पद्य

M

Verse, poetry

पन्नालाल

PN

Pannalal (personal name)

पपीता

M

Papaya

पर

?, Conj

But, yet; still

On, at, in

Added to an adjective, creates an adverb

For additional uses, see Kavita Kumar, 1994, Hindi for non-Hindi Speaking People, pages 244-247

See also

पर की

 

In (4.246)

पर भी

 

In spite of

परंपरा

M

Progeny, series, tradition, heritage

परक

 

Pertaining to

परदा

M

Curtain

परन्तु

Conj

But

परम

PN, ?, SM

(PN) Param

(?) heart, core, best part, darling

(SM) Can serve as a superlative marker

See:

परम प्रकाश

 

Supreme revelation

परमानंद

PN

Paramannad (personal name)

परम्परा

F

Progeny, series, tradition, heritage

परसों

 

Day after tomorrow, day before yesterday

See: कल-परसों (tomorrow or the day after)

परावलम्बी

 

Dependence on others (?)

परि

F

Copy

परिक्षाम

SW

Sanskrit word: pariksham

परिचय

 

Introduction, acquaintance, familiarity

परिणाम

 

Result

See

परिणाम र्वरूप

 

As a result

परिणाम स्वरूप

 

As a result

परिपाटी

 

Convention, tradition, order, method, arrangement, arithmetic, motif

परिपृष्ठों

 

Circumstances

परिमाण

 

Quantity, volume, dose, proportion

परिमित

 

Limited, finite, measured, known, understood, proved

परिलक्षित

 

Reflected

परिवर्तन

 

Change, exchange, transformation, transmission, shift, conversion

परिवर्तित

 

Changed; varied; interchanged;

परिवार

M

Family

परिशीलन

 

Study, critical study, touch, contact

परिश्रम

M

Hard work

परिस्थिति

 

Circumstances, situation

परीक्षा

N

Examination

परेशान

Adj

Troubled, upset, harassed

परोक्ष

 

Ascetic, hermit, invisibility, absent, past tense, indirect, implicit, latent, secret, unseen

पर्याप्त

Adj, Adv

Enough, ample, plentiful

पर्वतीय

Adj

Mountainous

पल भर

Adv

For just a moment

पलंग

M

Bed

पश्चात् (पश चात्)

 

See के पश्चात् (पश चात्) (after)

पश्चिम (पशि चम)

M

The west

पसनद होना

 

To like, to be pleased

पसन्द

F

Liking

Direct construction often means choosing

पसन्द होना

I

To like -- literally, to be pleasing to

पहचानना

 

See की पहचानना : To realize the worth of something

पहनना

T

To wear, to put on

पहरा

M

A turn of watch/guard

पहरेदार

M

A security guard, watchman

पहरेदारी

F

The work of a watchman; guard/watch duty

पहला

 

First

पहलु

 

Side, aspect, facet, flank

पहले

 

At first, first of all, previously

पहले से

Adv

From the beginning; already

पहले से ही

Adv

Already

पहले-हपल

Adv

First of all; for the first time

पहाड़

M

Mountain

पहाड़ी

F

Hill

पहुँचना

I

To arrive, to reach

पहुँचाना

T

To take, bring somewhere

पहुंच

F

Reach; access; arrival; receipt; admittance; sagacity; penetration

पहुंना

 

To reach, arrive, come, amount, befall

पहूँच

 

Arrival, reach, access, clasp

पाँच

 

Five

पाँचगुना

 

Five times as much/many

पाँचनाँ

 

Fifth

पाँचवाँ

 

Fifth

पांईय

PN

Paneeya (personal name)

पांडेय

PN

Pandya (personal name)

पांति

 

Row, line

पाकिस्तनी

 

Pakistani

पागल

Adj, M

Insane, crazy, a crazy person

पागलख़ाना

M

Insane asylum

पागलपन

M

Insanity

पाठ

M

Lesson, reading

पाठक

M

Reader, teaqcher, Brahman subcaste

पात्र

M

Character (lit., vessel) as in a persons character

पात्रानुकूल

 

Appropriate to character (Kumar)

पाना

T

To get, to obtain, to be able to

As an auxiliary: to manage to, to find it possible to, to get a chance to, to be able to

See: आशाओं पर पाना फेर देना (to disappoint)

पानी

M

Water

पार

 

Across, on the other side of

See के पार (across, on the other side of, beyond)

पार्टी

F

Party

पार्टी-वार्टी

 

Party or some other kind of gathering

पार्शव पुराण

LT

Parshava Purana (literary title)

पार्श्वनाथ (पार्श् वनाथ)

 

Parsvanath

पार्श्वानाथ (पार्श चानाय)

 

Parsvanath

पालन

 

Abiding by, rearing, breeding, observance, nourishing, fostering, tending, maintenance

पालिश-वालिश

 

Polish or something like it

पाव

 

One fourth

पाश्चमी (पाश चमी)

Adj

Western

पाश्चात्य (पाश चात्य)

Adj

Western

पास

Adv

Near, nearby

See के पास (near, in the vicinity of, toward, can indicate possession)

पिगुना

 

Three times

पिछला

Adj

Last, previous

पिछले महीने

Adv

Last month

पिछले साल

Adv

Last year

पिछले हफ़्ते

Adv

Last week

पिटना

I

To be beaten

पिटवाना

C

To have an agent beat

पिता

M

Father

पियूष

 

Milk, nectar -- expresses nurturing qualities of a mother

पिलवाना

 

To have an agent give someone something to drink

पिलाना

 

To give someone something to drink

पिशक

SW

Sanskrit word: pishak

पिसना

I

To be ground

पीक

F

Juice of a chewed pan

पीकदान

M

Spittoon

पीछे

 

Behind, at the rear, in back, afterwards

पीछे रहना जाना होना

 

To lag behind

पीछे से

Adv

From behind

पीटना

T

To beat

पीट-पाट कर

 

Having beaten thoroughly

पीठिका

 

Background

पीड़ित

Adj, PP

Suffering (from), afflicted (by), distressed

पीढ़ी

F

Generation

पीना

T

To drink

पीला

 

Yellow

पीव्र

 

Intense, sharp, keen witted

पीसना

T

To grind

पुछवाना

C

To have an agent ask

पुत्र

M

Son

पुनः

Adv, Prfx

(Adv) Again, once more, anew

(Prfx) re-

See: पुनः पुनः (frequently)

पुनः पुनः

Adv

Frequently

पुनर्निर्माण

M

Reconstruction, rebuilding

पुनर्मिलन

M

Reunion

पुनर्विवाह

M

Remarriage

पुन्यविजय

PN

Punyavijay (personal name), a Jain acharya

पुम

 

You, familiar

पुराण

Adj, M

(Adj) of the past, ancient; old

(M) an ancient work dealing with Indian history, legend, and theology

पुरातन

 

Ancient, old, age old, archaic

पुराना

Adj

Old (used of things)

पुरुष

M

Man

पुरुषत्व

M

Manliness

पुरुष-रत्न

 

Gem like person, luminary (Informant)

पुरोगाभी

 

Predecessor

पुरोहित

PN

Purohit (personal name)

पुष्ट

 

Robust

पुस्तक

 

Book, volume

पुस्तकालय

M

Library

पूछना

T

To ask

पूजा

F

Puja, worship

पूरक

 

Complementary; supplementary; filler; supplement

पूरा

 

All, complete, whole, entire; full; gross; total thorough; adequate; exact, perfect, ripe

पूर्ण

Adj, Suffix

(Adj) Entire, complete, full

(Suff): Creates an adjective from a noun and denotes full

पूर्ण रूप से

 

Completely, fully

पूर्णतः

 

Entirely, completely

पूर्णतया

 

Completele, fully

पूर्णपः

 

Completely, fully

पूर्व

 

Previous

पूर्व पक्ष और उत्तर पक्ष

 

Purv paksha: a question and answer method of instruction like a catechism

पूर्वक

 

Creates an adverb from a noun or adjective

पेंसिल-वेंसिल

 

Pencil or something else with which to write

पेट भर

 

All that the stomach can hold

पेट भरना

 

To have enough to eat

पेड़

M

Tree or shrub

पैंतालीस

 

Forty-five

पैंतीस

 

Thirty-five

पैदम होना

I

To be born

पैदल

Adv

On foot

पैदल चलना

I

To walk

पैदा

 

Born, created, produced, grown, earned, income, gain, production

See:

पैदा होना

I

To be born

पैन

MF

Pen

पैर

M

Foot

पैसा

M

Money

पैसा भरना

 

To make a necessary, possibly unpleasant, payment

पोषण

 

Fostering, rearing, cherishing, nourishment, nutrition, protection, support

पौंड

M

Pound

पौन

 

Three quarters

पौना

 

Three quarters

पौने

 

N-1/4

पौराणिक

 

Mythological

प्यार

M

Love

प्याला

M

Cup

प्यास लगना

IF

To feel thirsty

प्रकार

M

Type, manner, way, method

See

प्रकाश

M

Light

See

प्रकाश डालना हुय

Id

While throwing light

प्रकाशन

 

Publication

प्रकाशित

 

Brought to light, published

प्रकृति

 

Nature, property, quality, nature or matter, passive or material cause of the world, goddess

प्रचार

 

Spread

प्रचारक

PN

Pracharak (personal name)

प्रजा

 

Subjects, public, populace

प्रणाम करना

 

To salute

प्रणाली

 

System, method

प्रति

 

See के प्रति (towards, with respect to, regarding)

प्रतिकूल

 

See के प्रतिकूल (against, counter to, contrary to)

प्रतिघात

 

Counter-attack

See:

प्रतिदिन

Adv

Daily

प्रतिनिधित्व

 

Representation

प्रतिपादन

M

Affirming, representing (as a case); expounding, establishing, proving; giving, delivering; causing

प्रतिपादित

 

Set forth, interpreted, expounded, enunciated

प्रतिफलित

 

Reflected

प्रतिबिम्ब

 

Reflection, image

प्रतिभा

 

Genius, brilliance, understanding, intellect, sharpness, light, splendor

प्रतीक्षा

F

Waiting

प्रतीत

 

Seeming, apparent

प्रत्यक्ष

 

Obvious, apparent, direct, felt, seen

प्रत्यक्षतः

Adv

Apparently

प्रत्येक

 

Every

प्रदर्शक

 

Performer, exhibitor, demonstrator, teacher, expounder, prophet

प्रदान

M

Giving, granting, giving in marriage, gift

प्रधान

M

Chief, principle; consisting predominantly of; leader; principal thing

प्रधान मंत्री

M/F

Prime Minister

प्रधानता

 

Importance, prominence

प्रबंध

 

Management, organization, thesis, composition, narrative

प्रबनध

 

Descriptive

प्रबन्ध

 

Management, organization, thesis, composition, narrative

प्रभाव

M

Influence, effect, impression

प्रभावान्विति

 

Unity of impact or impression, pointedness of influence or impression

प्रभावित

 

Impressed, influenced

प्रभु

M

Lord, master, ruler

प्रभुत्व

M

Lordship, sovereignty

प्रमाण

 

Testimony, proof, evidence, cause, mogtive, verification, instance, example, authority

प्रमुख

 

Chief

प्रयत्न

M

Effort, attempt

प्रयास

M

Effort, endeavor, attempt; trouble, labor; desire

प्रयुक्त

 

Joined, yoked , used, compact

प्रयोग

 

Occasion; cause; motive; object; result; device; example; comparison; act; experiment; use; application; exercise

प्रयोजन

 

Purpose, intention

प्रवाह

M

Flow; sequence; course; current; disposal of ashes

प्रवाहपूर्ण

 

Fluent

प्रवृत्ति

 

Inclination, tendency, trend

प्रश्न (प्रश् न)

M

Question, query, interrogation, interpolation, problem

प्रसंग

M

Context; occasion; sexual intercourse;  association; mention; insertion

See :

प्रसंगानुकूल

 

Appropriate to context

प्रसाद

 

Prasad (personal name)

प्रसार

 

Extension, expansion, dispersion

प्रसिद्ध

 

Ornamented, embellished, famous

प्रस्तुत

Adj

Praised, introduced, proposed, mentioned, present, prepared

प्राकृतिक

 

Natural, nature-made, physical, unsophisticated, refined

See:

प्राकृतिक वर्णन

 

Description of nature

प्राचीन

Adj

Eastern; Ancient, old; primeval; long-standing, immemorial

प्राचीनतम

 

Earliest

प्राचीनता

 

Antiquity

प्राण

M

Breath; life

प्राण-शक्ति

 

Life force

प्राणी

M, Adj

(M) Living being, animal

(Adj) Animate

See: प्राणी मात्र (living being)

प्राणी मात्र

 

Living being, animal

प्राणीमात्र

 

Non-human living beings

प्रान्त

 

Place, border

प्राप्त

 

Obtained, received, found

प्राप्ति

?, ?

(?) Receipt; acquisition; income; profit; advantage; obtaining success; one of the 8 siddhis सिद्धि which imparts the power to obtain every desired object.

(?) Also the present tense of a verb meaning to obtain (Informant)

प्रायः

Adv

Often, generally, usually; approximately

प्रारंभ

M

Beginning

See

प्रारंभ से

 

From the beginning, first of all

प्रारंभ होना...

 

Origin or advent of...

प्रारंभिक

 

Preliminary, elementary, original, initial

प्रासंगिक

 

Innate, inherent, relevant, contingent, incidental, contextaul

प्रिय

Adj

Dear

प्रियतम

Adj

Dearest

प्रियतर

Adj

Dearer

प्रियता

 

Lovability, beloved, being fond of

प्रियदर्शिनी

PN

Priyadarshinra (personal name)

प्रेम

PN, ?, Adj

(PN) Prem (personal name)

(?) Love, affection, kindliness, happiness

(Adj), Agreeable, valued, liked, observant of rules, attractive

प्रेमचंद

PN

Premchand (Personal name)

प्रेमचन्द

PN

Premchand

प्रेमनारायण

PN

Premanarayan (personal name)

प्रेमपूर्वक

 

Lovingly

प्रेमसगर

PN

Premasagara (personal name)

प्रेमिका

F

Beloved

प्रेमी

M, PN

(M) Lover

(PN) Premi (personal name)

प्रेरक

 

Incentive; inspirer; motive; prompter

प्रेरणा

F

Urging; incitement; stimulus; encouragement; inspiration

प्रेरणामूलक

 

Inspirational

प्रेरणामूलक

Adj

Inspirational (Kumar)

प्रेरित

 

Inspired/motivated

प्रो.

 

Professor (abbreviated title)

प्लव

SW

Sanskrit word: plav


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