पीहर

Hindi

See also: पहर, पहरा, पहरी, and पहरू

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀳𑀭 (piuhara), from Sanskrit पितृघर (pitṛghara, “father's house”), a compound of पितृ (pitṛ́) +‎ घर (ghara); or from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀈𑀳𑀭 (peīhara), from Sanskrit पैतृकघर (paitṛkaghara, “paternal house”), a compound of पैतृक (paítṛka) +‎ घर (ghara). Cognate with Marwari पीहर (pīhar) and Gujarati પિયર (piyar).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /piː.ɦəɾ/, [piː.ɦɐɾ]
Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

पीहर • (pīhar) m (Urdu spelling پِیہر)

married woman's parental house or family
Synonyms: मायका (māykā), नैहर (naihar)

Declension

Declension of *पीहर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पीहर pīhar	पीहर pīhar
oblique	पीहर pīhar	पीहरों pīharõ
vocative	पीहर pīhar	पीहरो pīharo

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पीहर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 394.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pitr̥ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 462