Bhojpuri
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸 (pivāsā), from Sanskrit पिपासा (pipāsā, “thirst”).
Noun
पियास (piyās) f (Kaithi 𑂣𑂱𑂨𑂰𑂮)[1][2]
- thirst
References
- ^ Arjun Tiwari (2019) “पियास”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary][1] (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 292
- ^ Tiwari, Udai Narain (1960) The Origin and Development of Bhojpuri[2], Kolkata: The Asiatic Society, page 63: “piyās”