पाया

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑː.jɑː/, [päː.jäː]

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
Declension of पाया (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पाया
pāyā
पाए, पाये
pāe, pāye
oblique पाए, पाये
pāe, pāye
पायों
pāyõ
vocative पाए, पाये
pāe, pāye
पायो
pāyo

Etymology 2

Verb

पाया • (pāyā)

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

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ja/

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
  • 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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पाया”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)