पशु
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पशु (paśu). Doublet of पस (pas).
Pronunciation
Noun
पशु • (paśu) m (Urdu spelling پشو)
- domesticated animal
- (rare, chiefly in compounds) cattle
Declension
Declension of पशु (masc u-stem)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- পশু (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬰᬸ (Balinese script)
- পশু (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰫𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀰𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ပၐု (Burmese script)
- પશુ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਸ਼ੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌶𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦯꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂬𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಶು (Kannada script)
- បឝុ (Khmer script)
- ປຨຸ (Lao script)
- പശു (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᠠᡧᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘫𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠠᠱᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧋𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐱𑐸 (Newa script)
- ପଶୁ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢯꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆯𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖫𑖲 (Siddham script)
- පශු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩿𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚧𑚰 (Takri script)
- பஶு (Tamil script)
- పశు (Telugu script)
- ปศุ (Thai script)
- པ་ཤུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒬𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨮𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“cattle, livestock”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬎 (pasu, “livestock”), Latin pecū (“cattle”), Old English feoh (“livestock, cattle”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 (faihu, “cattle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
पशु • (paśú or páśu) stem, m or n
- cattle, kine
- any domesticated animal
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of पशु (paśú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पशुः paśúḥ |
पशू paśū́ |
पशवः paśávaḥ |
| Vocative | पशो páśo |
पशू páśū |
पशवः páśavaḥ |
| Accusative | पशुम् paśúm |
पशू paśū́ |
पशून् paśū́n |
| Instrumental | पशुना / पश्वा¹ paśúnā / paśvā́¹ |
पशुभ्याम् paśúbhyām |
पशुभिः paśúbhiḥ |
| Dative | पशवे / पश्वे¹ paśáve / paśvé¹ |
पशुभ्याम् paśúbhyām |
पशुभ्यः paśúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | पशोः / पश्वः¹ paśóḥ / paśváḥ¹ |
पशुभ्याम् paśúbhyām |
पशुभ्यः paśúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | पशोः / पश्वः¹ paśóḥ / paśváḥ¹ |
पश्वोः paśvóḥ |
पशूनाम् paśūnā́m |
| Locative | पशौ paśaú |
पश्वोः paśvóḥ |
पशुषु paśúṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter u-stem declension of पशु (páśu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पशु páśu |
पशुनी páśunī |
पशूनि / पशु¹ / पशू¹ páśūni / páśu¹ / páśū¹ |
| Vocative | पशु / पशो páśu / páśo |
पशुनी páśunī |
पशूनि / पशु¹ / पशू¹ páśūni / páśu¹ / páśū¹ |
| Accusative | पशु páśu |
पशुनी páśunī |
पशूनि / पशु¹ / पशू¹ páśūni / páśu¹ / páśū¹ |
| Instrumental | पशुना / पश्वा¹ páśunā / páśvā¹ |
पशुभ्याम् páśubhyām |
पशुभिः páśubhiḥ |
| Dative | पशुने / पशवे¹ / पश्वे¹ páśune / páśave¹ / páśve¹ |
पशुभ्याम् páśubhyām |
पशुभ्यः páśubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | पशुनः / पशोः¹ / पश्वः¹ páśunaḥ / páśoḥ¹ / páśvaḥ¹ |
पशुभ्याम् páśubhyām |
पशुभ्यः páśubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | पशुनः / पशोः¹ / पश्वः¹ páśunaḥ / páśoḥ¹ / páśvaḥ¹ |
पशुनोः páśunoḥ |
पशूनाम् páśūnām |
| Locative | पशुनि / पशौ¹ páśuni / páśau¹ |
पशुनोः páśunoḥ |
पशुषु páśuṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu), 𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu) (Northwest)
- Dardic:
- Kashmiri: پۆش (poś)
- Pali: pasu
- → Cebuano: pasong
- → Kannada: ಪಶು (paśu)
- → Malayalam: പശു (paśu)
- → Tamil: பசு (pacu)
- → Telugu: పశువు (paśuvu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पशु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 611, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 108