फणस

Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀡𑀲 (phaṇasa) or Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑀲 (paṇasa), from Sanskrit पनस (panasa). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *palṇas. Cognate to Gujarati ફણસ (phaṇas).

Noun

फणस • (phaṇas) m

jackfruit (fruit)

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “फणस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “panasá (7781)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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