পানা

Bengali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (panāh), ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧‎ (panāh, “protector; refuge”). Also spelt in Bengali as পনাহ (ponaho) and পানাহ (panaho). Compare Hindustani पनाह / پناہ‎ (panāh).

Noun

পানা • (pana)

protection; asylum; refuge; shade; shelter; concern.
আমি পানা চাই
ami pana cai
I want refuge

Derived terms

আলমপনা (alômpôna)
জাঁহাপনা (jãhapôna)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (pahnā), see پهن‎ (pahn).

Noun

পানা • (pana)

width, breadth, spread.
কাপড়ের পানা
kapôṛer pana
Width of clothes

References

Accessible Dictionary, “পানা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “পানা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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