pañha

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀳 (Brahmi script)
  • पञ्ह (Devanagari script)
  • পঞ্হ (Bengali script)
  • පඤ‍්හ (Sinhalese script)
  • ပဉှ or ပၺှ (Burmese script)
  • ปญฺห or ปัญหะ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᨬ᩠ᩉ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປຎ຺ຫ or ປັຎຫະ (Lao script)
  • បញ្ហ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄦 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀳 (paṇha).

Noun

pañha m

  1. question, asking, inquiry
    Synonym: pucchā

Declension

Declension table of "pañha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pañhopañhā
Accusative (second)pañhaṃpañhe
Instrumental (third)pañhenapañhehi or pañhebhi
Dative (fourth)pañhassa or pañhāya or pañhatthaṃpañhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pañhasmā or pañhamhā or pañhāpañhehi or pañhebhi
Genitive (sixth)pañhassapañhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)pañhasmiṃ or pañhamhi or pañhepañhesu
Vocative (calling)pañhapañhā

Descendants

  • → Lao: ປັນຫາ (pan hā), ບັນຫາ (ban hā)
  • → Khmer: បញ្ហា (bañhaa)
  • → Thai: ปัญหา (bpan-hǎa)

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “pañha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 391
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pañha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 495
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