پاوا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀤 (pāda), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /päː.ʋäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: پا‧وا

Noun

پاوا • (pāvā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਾਵਾ)

1. a leg of a piece of furniture
2. (figuratively) pillar

Declension

Declension of پاوا
dir. sg.	پاوا (pāvā)
dir. pl.	پاوے (pāve)
	singular	plural
direct	پاوا (pāvā)	پاوے (pāve)
oblique	پاوے (pāve)	پاویاں (pāveyāṉ)
vocative	پاویا (pāveyā)	پاویو (pāveyo)
ablative	پاویوں (pāveyoṉ)	—
locative	پاوے (pāve)	—
instrumental	پاوے (pāve)	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پاوا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਪਾਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pā́da”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455