पिउ

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɪ.uː/

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉 (piu), from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ́, “father”). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿਓ (pio, “father”).

पिउ • (piu) m (Urdu spelling پیو)

1. (regional, dated) father

   Synonyms: बाप (bāp), पिता (pitā)

पिउ • (piu)

1. alternative form of पिया (piyā, “beloved, dear”)

पिउ • (piu) m or f by sense

1. alternative form of पिया (piyā, “lover”)

• Platts, John T. (1884) “पिउ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 302
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पिउ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 628
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पिउ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2992
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 462

पिउ (piu) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀧𑀺𑀉 (“father”)