See also: بیل, پیل, تىل, and پىل

Pashto edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly from Old Hindi पहिल (pahila) (cf. Modern Hindi पहल (pahal, start, beginning)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paɪl/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun edit

پيل (pailm

  1. start
  2. commencement
  3. beginning

Etymology 2 edit

From Persian فیل (fil), itself an Arabic borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

پيل (pílm

  1. elephant
Declension edit