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Hindi
Pronunciation
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 • (pāyā) m (Urdu spelling پایہ)
- foot or leg of an object
- Synonym: पांव (pāmv)
- foundation
- status
Declension
Declension of पाया (masc ā-stem)
Etymology 2
Verb
पाया • (pāyā)
- inflection of पाना (pānā):
- masculine singular perfective participle
- 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 • (pāyā) m
- foundation
- (geometry) base
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From पाय (pāy, “leg, foot”) + -आ (-ā, “locative case marker”).
Adverb
पाया • (pāyā)
- at the feet of
Derived terms
- पाया पडणे (pāyā paḍṇe, “to bow down, pay homage to”)
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).