Etymology

panauti

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Today it means: A person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing. Full definition →

Hindi पनौती
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The story

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromपनौती“misfortune, bringer of bad luck”
  2. English todaypanauti

Borrowed from Hindi पनौती (panautī, “misfortune, bringer of bad luck”).

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