प्याऊ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पौ (pau)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit आप्याय (āpyāya, “refreshing; filling”). Alternatively, from प्याना (pyānā, “to cause/give to drink”) + -ऊ (-ū), the first term being an alternative form of पिलाना (pilānā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pjɑː.uː/, [pjäː.uː]
Noun
प्याऊ • (pyāū) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्याऊ pyāū |
प्याऊ pyāū |
| oblique | प्याऊ pyāū |
प्याउओं pyāuõ |
| vocative | प्याऊ pyāū |
प्याउओ pyāuo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्याऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āpyāya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press