Pauni

P3A1U1N1I1

proper noun

The tenth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the second month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pauni has been in roughly June.

OriginAncient Greek Παϋνί ← Egyptian pꜣ-n-jnt →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Payni · alternative Paÿni

  1. The tenth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the second month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pauni has been in roughly June.

Origin

  1. Egyptianpꜣ-n-jnt
  2. Ancient GreekΠαϋνί
  3. EnglishPauni

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παϋνί (Paüní), from Egyptian pꜣ-n-jnt. Compare Coptic Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ (Paōni).

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Anagrams

Pianu
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APA

Pauni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pauni

MLA

“Pauni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pauni. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pauni,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pauni.

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