पाया

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑː.jɑː/,

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Marathi पाया (pāyā).

Noun

पाया (pāyām (Urdu spelling پایہ)

  1. foot or leg of an object
    Synonym: पांव (pāmv)
  2. foundation
  3. status
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

पाया (pāyā)

  1. inflection of पाना (pānā):
    1. masculine singular perfective participle
    2. masculine singular perfect indicative

Marathi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Related to पाय (pāy, leg). Cognate with Hindi पाया (pāyā).

Noun

पाया (pāyām

  1. foundation
  2. (geometry) base
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From पाय (pāy, leg, foot) +‎ -आ (, locative case marker).

Adverb

पाया (pāyā)

  1. at the feet of
Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाया”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाया”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पाया”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “पाया”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).