पवन

See also: पावनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पवन (pávana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə.ʋən/, [pɐ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

पवन • (pavan) m (Urdu spelling پون)

  1. air, breeze, wind
    Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), अनिल (anil), समीर (samīr), हवा (havā)
    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

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “पवन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • পৱন (Assamese script)
  • ᬧᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
  • পবন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰢𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀧𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • ပဝန (Burmese script)
  • પવન (Gujarati script)
  • ਪਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌪𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦥꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂣𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ಪವನ (Kannada script)
  • បវន (Khmer script)
  • ປວນ (Lao script)
  • പവന (Malayalam script)
  • ᢒᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘢𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᢒᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧂𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐥𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ପଵନ (Odia script)
  • ꢦꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆥𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖢𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • පවන (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩰𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚞𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
  • பவந (Tamil script)
  • పవన (Telugu script)
  • ปวน (Thai script)
  • པ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒣𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨞𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Noun

पवन • (pávana) stem, m

  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)
  • → Malay: pawana
  • → Tamil: பவனம் (pavaṉam), பவனன் (pavaṉaṉ)

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pavana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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