ਪੌਣਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
ਪੌਣ (pauṇ) + -ਆ (-ā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /pɔː.ɳäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: ਪੌ‧ਣਾ
Adjective
ਪੌਣਾ • (pauṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling پَوݨا)
- three-quarters
- Synonym: ਮੁੰਨਾ (munnā)
- (in expressions of time) quarter of
- ਪੌਣੇ ਪੰਜ ਵਜੇ ― pauṇe pañj vaje ― quarter of five (i.e. 4:45)
Usage notes
In time expressions, ਪੌਣਾ is in the oblique case, agreeing with the participial form ਵਜੇ (vaje) from the verb ਵੱਜਣਾ (vajjaṇā, “to chime”).
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਪੌਣਾ (pauṇā) | ਪੌਣੇ (pauṇe) | ਪੌਣੀ (pauṇī) | ਪੌਣੀਆਂ (pauṇīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਪੌਣੇ (pauṇe) | ਪੌਣਿਆਂ (pauṇiā̃) | ਪੌਣੀ (pauṇī) | ਪੌਣੀਆਂ (pauṇīā̃) | |
Further reading
- “ਪੌਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025