पेट

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See also: पट, पुट, पेटी, पेटू, पैंट, and पोट

Ahirani

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (païṭṭhā), from Sanskrit प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā́).

Noun

पेट (peṭ) f

  1. business district, market

Further reading

  • डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी (1997) “पेट”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)]‎ (in Marathi), पुणे : अक्षय प्रकाशन , →ISBN, page 219, column 2; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा : अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन , 2013.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratiṣṭhāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 486

Hindi

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Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*pēṭṭa, “belly”), derived from Dravidian; ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *poṭṭ-.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /peːʈ/
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Noun

पेट • (peṭ) m (Urdu spelling پیٹ)

  1. (anatomy) belly, stomach
    मेरा पेट पूरी तरह से भरा है।
    merā peṭ pūrī tarah se bharā hai.
    My stomach is completely full.
    लोभी का पेट सदा ख़ाली।
    lobhī kā peṭ sadā xālī.
    A greedy man's stomach is always empty. (proverb)
  2. (figurative) womb
    शिशू कब पेट से बाहर आएगा?
    śiśū kab peṭ se bāhar āegā?
    When will the baby come out of the womb?

Declension

Declension of पेट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पेट
peṭ 		पेट
peṭ
oblique पेट
peṭ 		पेटों
peṭõ
vocative पेट
peṭ 		पेटो
peṭo

Synonyms

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “पेट”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin. Likely related to पिट (piṭa, “a basket, box”) and पेटक (peṭaka, “a little basket, casket”), and perhaps also to पटल (paṭala, “a roof, cover, basket”).

Noun

पेट • (peṭa) stem, m

  1. a basket, bag
  2. a multitude
  3. a retinue
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of पेट (peṭa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पेटः
peṭaḥ 		पेटौ / पेटा¹
peṭau / peṭā¹ 		पेटाः / पेटासः¹
peṭāḥ / peṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative पेट
peṭa 		पेटौ / पेटा¹
peṭau / peṭā¹ 		पेटाः / पेटासः¹
peṭāḥ / peṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative पेटम्
peṭam 		पेटौ / पेटा¹
peṭau / peṭā¹ 		पेटान्
peṭān
Instrumental पेटेन
peṭena 		पेटाभ्याम्
peṭābhyām 		पेटैः / पेटेभिः¹
peṭaiḥ / peṭebhiḥ¹
Dative पेटाय
peṭāya 		पेटाभ्याम्
peṭābhyām 		पेटेभ्यः
peṭebhyaḥ
Ablative पेटात्
peṭāt 		पेटाभ्याम्
peṭābhyām 		पेटेभ्यः
peṭebhyaḥ
Genitive पेटस्य
peṭasya 		पेटयोः
peṭayoḥ 		पेटानाम्
peṭānām
Locative पेटे
peṭe 		पेटयोः
peṭayoḥ 		पेटेषु
peṭeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From an incorrect parsing of चपेट (capeṭa, “a slap with the open hand”), with च taken as a separable prefix.

Noun

पेट • (peṭa) stem, m

  1. the open hand with the fingers expanded

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पेट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 648/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 334
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