पाय

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘄 (pāu), 𑘢𑘰𑘊 (pāe), 𑘢𑘰𑘌 (pāo), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da) / पद् (pád, foot), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, and Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognate with Assamese পা (pa), Bengali পা (pa), Dhivehi ފައި (fai), Gujarati પાય (pāya), Hindi पाँव (pā̃v), Rajasthani पाय, Domari pɔw, Sinhalese පය (paya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paj/

Noun

पाय (pāy) m

  1. (anatomy) foot
    Synonym: पाऊल (pāūl)
  2. leg

Declension

Declension of पाय (pāy)
direct
singular
पाय
pāy
direct
plural
पाय
pāy
singular plural
nominative पाय
pāy
पाय
pāy
oblique पाया-
pāyā-
पायां-
pāyāN-
dative पायाला
pāyālā
पायांना
pāyāNnā
ergative पायाने
pāyāne
पायांनी
pāyāNni
instrumental पायाशी
pāyāśi
पायांशी
pāyāNśi
locative पायात
pāyāt
पायांत
pāyāNt
vocative पाया
pāyā
पायांनो
pāyāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पाय
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject पायाचा
pāyāċā
पायाचे
pāyāce
पायाची
pāyāci
पायाच्या
pāyāca
पायाचे, पायाचं
pāyāce, pāyāċa
पायाची
pāyāci
पायाच्या
pāyāca
plural subject पायांचा
pāyāNċā
पायांचे
pāyāNce
पायांची
pāyāNci
पायांच्या
pāyāNca
पायांचे, पायांचं
pāyāNce, pāyāNċa
पायांची
pāyāNci
पायांच्या
pāyāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), पाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), पाय”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), pāˊda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Rajasthani

Etymology

From Persian پای (pây). Cognate with Marathi पाय (pāy).

Noun

पाय (pāy) ?

  1. foot

References

  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 206. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).
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