Definitions for pániniˈpɑ ni ni for 1 ; pɑˈni ni for 2

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Pa•ni•niˈpɑ ni ni for 1 ; pɑˈni ni for 2(n.)

  1. fl. c400 b .c ., Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.

    Category: Biography

  2. Category: Biography

    Ref: Pannini , Giovanni Paolo.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Panini(noun)

    Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)

Wiktionary

  1. panini(Noun)

    A type of sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with salami, ham, meat, cheese or other food.

  2. Origin: panini, the plural of panino

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Pánini

    a celebrated Sanskrit grammarian, whose work is of standard authority among Hindu scholars, and who lived some time between 600 and 300 B.C.


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