पैना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *प्रतीक्ष्ण (pratīkṣṇa), from प्र- (pra-) +‎ तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɛː.nɑː/, [pɛː.näː]

Adjective

पैना • (painā) (Urdu spelling پينا)

1. sharp, keen
2. acute
3. shrill

Declension

Declension of पैना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	पैना painā	पैने paine	पैनी painī	पैनी painī
oblique	पैने paine	पैने paine	पैनी painī	पैनी painī
vocative	पैने paine	पैने paine	पैनी painī	पैनी painī

Derived terms

• पैना करना (painā karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पैना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पैना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.