answersLogoWhite

0

The word "Poona" is an English transcription of the Marathi colloquially pronounced word "Puna" (not to be pronounced as "Punaa", but with short vowel 'a', the indo-Germanic shwa). Since the English accent generally falls on the beginning of the word, the syllable "Pu" got elongated and "na"(shwa) was shortened, which came closer to the original Marathi "na". But there is a written form of the same word as "Pune", which is being consistently used in the written texts since the 17th century. The British rulers as per their colonial habit invented their own names for the foreign cities like Munich(originally: Muenchen), Paris(original pronunciation: Paaree), They also named several Indian cities as per their linguistic convenience like Bombay(Mumbai), Calcutta (Kolkata), Madras (Chennai), Delhi (Dilli).

Commensurate wih present trend of Indianising the names of Indian cities, one reverts to the original names or writing forms.

Prof. Dr. Pramod Talgeri

Former Vice-Chancellor

Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages(CIEFL, now EFLU)

Hyderabad

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Still curious? Ask our experts.

Chat with our AI personalities

ProfessorProfessor
I will give you the most educated answer.
Chat with Professor
ReneRene
Change my mind. I dare you.
Chat with Rene
MaxineMaxine
I respect you enough to keep it real.
Chat with Maxine

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Who invented poona?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp