पाँव
See also: पांव and पाव
Hindi
पाँव
Alternative forms
- पांव (pāmv)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da) / पद् (pád, “foot”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, and from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Compare Persian پا (pâ), Hittite [Term?] (/pata/), Latin pēs, pedis, Tocharian A pe, Tocharian B paiyye, Lithuanian pāda (“sole (foot)”), Russian под (pod, “ground”), Ancient Greek πούς, ποδός (poús, podós), Old Armenian ոտն (otn), English foot.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɑ̃ːʋ/, [pä̃ːʋ], /pɑ̃ː.oː/, [pä̃ː.oː]
Noun
पाँव • (pā̃v) m (Urdu spelling پاؤں)
- (anatomy) foot
- दौड़ के बाद बायाँ पाँव छलनी हो गया।
- dauṛ ke bād bāyā̃ pā̃v chalnī ho gayā.
- I got blisters on my left foot after the race.
- गेंद अपना दायाँ पाँव से ठोकर मारो।
- gend apnā dāyā̃ pā̃v se ṭhokar māro.
- Kick the ball with your right foot.
- Synonyms: पैर (pair), पग (pag)
Declension
Declension of पाँव (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पाँव pā̃v | पाँव pā̃v |
| oblique | पाँव pā̃v | पाँवों pā̃võ |
| vocative | पाँव pā̃v | पाँवो pā̃vo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पाँव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “पाँव”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.