पेशवा
See also: पिशवी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پیشوا (pēšvā), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pyšʾwpʾd /pēšōbāy/, “leader, vanguard”). Compare Punjabi ਪੇਸ਼ਵਾ (peśvā) / پیشوا (peśoā), Gujarati પેશવા (peśvā), Bengali পেশওয়া (peśôoya), Telugu పీష్వా (pīṣvā), Kannada ಪೇಷ್ವೆ (pēṣve), Tamil பேஷ்வா (pēṣvā), Malayalam പേഷ്വ (pēṣva).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /peːʃ.ʋɑː/, [peːʃ.ʋäː]
Noun
पेशवा • (peśvā) m (Urdu spelling پیشوا)
- a Peshwa (historical prime minister of the Maratha Empire)
Declension
Declension of पेशवा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पेशवा peśvā | पेशवे peśve |
| oblique | पेशवे peśve | पेशवों peśvõ |
| vocative | पेशवे peśve | पेशवो peśvo |
Derived terms
- पेशवाई (peśvāī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पेशवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
| पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): पेशवा m (peśvā) |
| स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): पेशवीण f (peśvīṇ) |
Borrowed from Classical Persian پیشوا (pēšvā), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pyšʾwpʾd /pēšōbāy/, “leader, vanguard”).
Noun
पेशवा • (peśvā) m
- a Peshwa (historical prime minister of the Maratha Empire)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पेशवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पेशवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पेशवा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.