पिल्ला

पिल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*pilla, “young of an animal”), from Dravidian. Compare Marathi पिल्लू (pillū), Konkani पिल्लू (pillū), Kannada ಪಿಳ್ಳೆ (piḷḷe), Telugu పిల్ల (pilla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪl.lɑː/

Noun

पिल्ला • (pillā) m

1. puppy (young dog)

   Hypernym: कुत्ता (kuttā)

Declension

Declension of पिल्ला
	Singular	Plural
Direct	पिल्ला (pillā)	पिल्ले (pille)
Oblique	पिल्ले (pille)	पिल्लों (pillõ)
Vocative	पिल्ले (pille)	पिल्लो (pillo)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पिल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press