पद्

पद्

See also: पद, पाद, पैदौ, and पैदा

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓts (“foot”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬛‎ (pad), Hittite 𒉺𒋫 (pa-ta), Ancient Greek πούς (poús), Latin pēs, Tocharian B paiyye, Lithuanian pāda (“sole (foot)”), Old Armenian ոտն (otn), Persian پا‎ (pâ), German Fuß, Old English fōt (whence English foot).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ́d̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pɐd̪/

Noun

पद् • (pád) m

1. a foot
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. step
3. fourth part, quarter
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

Declension

    Declension of पद्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पात् (pā́t)	पादौ (pā́dau)	पादः (pā́daḥ)
Vocative	पात् (pā́t)	पादौ (pā́dau)	पादः (pā́daḥ)
Accusative	पादम् (pā́dam)	पादौ (pā́dau)	पादः (pádaḥ)
Instrumental	पादा (pā́dā)	पद्भ्याम् (pádbhyām)	पद्भिः (pádbhiḥ)
Dative	पदे (páde)	पद्भ्याम् (pádbhyām)	पद्भ्यः (pádbhyaḥ)
Ablative	पदः (pádaḥ)	पद्भ्याम् (pádbhyām)	पद्भ्यः (pádbhyaḥ)
Genitive	पदः (pádaḥ)	पदोः (pádoḥ)	पदाम् (pádām)
Locative	पदि (pádi)	पदोः (pádoḥ)	पत्सु (patsú)

Descendants

• Tamil: பாதம் (pātam)

Root

पद् • (√pad)

1. to go

Derived terms

• उत्पन्न (utpanna, “arisen, produced”)
• पद्यते (pádyate, “goes”)

Descendants

• Bengali: পা (pa)
• Dardic: [Term?]
  • Kashmiri: پۆد‎ (pod, “foot, position”)
• Hindi: पांव (pā̃v)
• Pali: pada, pāda
• Urdu: پاؤں‎ (pā̃v)