पोढ़णौ
Marwari
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (pavaḍḍhaï), from Sanskrit प्रवर्धते (právardhate, “grows up”). Cognate with Gujarati પોઢવું (poḍhvũ), Hindi पौढ़ना (pauṛhnā), Marathi पौढणें (pauḍhṇẽ), and Sindhi پوڍَڻُ (poḍhaṇu).
Verb
पोढ़णौ (poṛhṇau) (Mahajani 𑅨𑅔𑅲𑅱𑅢𑅒) (intransitive)
- to sleep
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “právardhate”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 494
Further reading
- “पोढ़णौ”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
- “पोढ़णौ”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025