-प

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From the root पा (, to protect).

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -प (-pam

    1. protector
      भू (bhū, land, earth) + ‎-प (-pa) → ‎भूप (bhūpa, protector of land, king)
      गो (go, cow) + ‎-प (-pa) → ‎ (pa, protector of cows, cowherd)

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of -प (-pa)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -पः
    -paḥ
    -पौ / -पा¹
    -pau / -pā¹
    -पाः / -पासः¹
    -pāḥ / -pāsaḥ¹
    Vocative -प
    -pa
    -पौ / -पा¹
    -pau / -pā¹
    -पाः / -पासः¹
    -pāḥ / -pāsaḥ¹
    Accusative -पम्
    -pam
    -पौ / -पा¹
    -pau / -pā¹
    -पान्
    -pān
    Instrumental -पेन
    -pena
    -पाभ्याम्
    -pābhyām
    -पैः / -पेभिः¹
    -paiḥ / -pebhiḥ¹
    Dative -पाय
    -pāya
    -पाभ्याम्
    -pābhyām
    -पेभ्यः
    -pebhyaḥ
    Ablative -पात्
    -pāt
    -पाभ्याम्
    -pābhyām
    -पेभ्यः
    -pebhyaḥ
    Genitive -पस्य
    -pasya
    -पयोः
    -payoḥ
    -पानाम्
    -pānām
    Locative -पे
    -pe
    -पयोः
    -payoḥ
    -पेषु
    -peṣu
    Notes
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