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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀤 (pāda), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da, “foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
پاوا • (pāvā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਾਵਾ)
- a leg of a piece of furniture
- (figuratively) pillar
Declension
| Declension of پاوا
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| dir. sg.
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پاوا (pāvā)
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| dir. pl.
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پاوے (pāve)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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پاوا (pāvā)
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پاوے (pāve)
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| oblique
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پاوے (pāve)
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پاویْاں (pāviyāṉ)
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| vocative
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پاویْا (pāviyā)
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پاویو (pāveyo)
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| ablative
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پاویوں (pāveyoṉ)
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پاویْاں (pāviyāṉ)
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| locative
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–
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پاوِیں (pāvīṉ)
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| instrumental
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پاوے (pāve)
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–
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پاوا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਪਾਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pā́da”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455