Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिपासा (pipāsā́). Doublet of پیاس (pyās).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پپاسا (pipāsāf (Hindi spelling पिपासा) (rare)

  1. thirst

Declension

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Declension of پپاسا
singular plural
direct پپاسا (pipāsā) پپاسائیں (pipāsāẽ)
oblique پپاسا (pipāsā) پپاساؤں (pipāsāõ)
vocative پپاسا (pipāsā) پپاساؤ (pipāsāo)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “pipāsā”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.