Wednesday, December 30, 2009

पहनना پہننا ♣ Eng. epi- + net

पहनना پہننا ♣ Eng. epi- + net

[pɛh₍ɛ₎nnā], v.t. to put on, wear.

[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA *pinahati ‘ties on’, absol. pinahya ‘having dressed’ MBh. <api-√nah ‘to tie on, fasten’ (usually pi-√nah) <+②ápi- ‘placing near or over, uniting to, annexing, reaching to’ (♣Eng. epi- ) <√nah ‘tie’ ◀PIE *ned- : nd- ‘to roll up, twist together; to attach, bind, knot’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. net, nettle ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. nexus, noose ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0291; (Turner, 1966) 8198, p.404, ② p.459; (MW, 1899) 0532, ② 0055; (Pokorny, 1959) 0758, ② 0323; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.031, ② 1.086

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