पाय
See also: पायु, पीय, पाया, and पेय
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘄 (pāu), 𑘢𑘰𑘊 (pāe), 𑘢𑘰𑘌 (pāo), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da) / पद् (pád, “foot”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, and Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognate with Gujarati પાય (pāya), Hindi पाँव (pā̃v), Bengali পা (pa), Assamese পা (pa), Sinhalese පය (paya), Dhivehi ފައި (fai), Domari pɔw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paj/
Noun
पाय • (pāy) m
- foot
- Synonym: पाऊल (pāūl)
- leg
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पाय”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pāˊda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Rajasthani
Etymology
From Persian پای (pây).
Noun
पाय (pāy) ?
- foot
References
- Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 206. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).