Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Persian پنج ‎(panj), Kurdish pênc, Ossetian фондз ‎(fonʒ), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬗𐬀 (paṇča), Sanskrit पञ्चन् ‎(páñcan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pinˈdzə/, /pinˈzə/