पीस

Inflection of पीसना (pīsnā, “to grind, gnash, crush”).

पीस • (pīs)

1. inflection of पीसना (pīsnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘲𑘭 (pīsa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (piccha), 𑀧𑀺𑀁𑀙 (piṃcha), from Sanskrit पिच्छ (piccha). Compare Gujarati પીછું (pīchũ), પીંછું (pī̃chũ), Marwari पीछ (pīch), Oriya ପିଚ୍ଛ (picchô), Maithili पिच्छ (piccha) / 𑒣𑒱𑒔𑓂𑒕 (piccha), Sinhalese පිහාටු (pihāṭu).

• IPA^(key): /pis/, [piːs]

पीस • (pīs) n

1. feather

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पीस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 90.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पीस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 520
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पी(पीं)स”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “piccha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 460