पाय

See also: पायु, पीय, पाया, and पेय

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑːj]

Noun

पाय • (pāy) m (Latin script pai, Kannada script ಪಾಯ್)

1. (Catholic) father

   Synonym: बापूय (bāpūy)

Declension

Declension of पाय
	singular	plural
ergative	पायान (pāyān)	पायान्नि (pāyānni)
nominative	पाय (pāy)	पाया (pāyā)
vocative	पाया (pāyā)	पायान्नो (pāyānno)
accusative/dative	पायाक (pāyāk)	पायांक (pāyānk)
superessive	पायार/पायाचेर (pāyār/pāyācer)	पायान्चेर (pāyāncer)
instrumental	पायानि (pāyāni)	पायान्नि (pāyānni)
ablative	पायात्ल्यान (pāyātlyān)	पायान्त्ल्यान (pāyāntlyān)

Genitive declension of पाय
	masculine object		feminine object
	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	पायाचो (pāyātso)	पायाचे (pāyāce)	पायाचि (pāyāci)	पायाचि (pāyāci)
plural subject	पायान्चो (pāyāntso)	पायान्चे (pāyānce)	पायान्चि (pāyānci)	पायान्चि (pāyānci)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘄 (pāu), 𑘢𑘰𑘊 (pāe), 𑘢𑘰𑘌 (pāo), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da) / पद् (pád, “foot”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, and Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognate with Assamese পা (pa), Bengali পা (pa), Dhivehi ފައި (fai), Gujarati પાય (pāya), Hindi पाँव (pā̃v), Rajasthani पाय, Domari pɔw, Sinhalese පය (paya), Konkani पाय (pāy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paj/

Noun

पाय • (pāy) m

1. (anatomy) foot

   Synonym: पाऊल (pāūl)

2. leg

Declension

Declension of पाय (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पाय pāy
direct plural	पाय pāy
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पाय pāy		पाय pāy
oblique सामान्यरूप	पाया pāyā		पायां- pāyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पायाला pāyālā		पायांना pāyānnā
ergative	पायाने, पायानं pāyāne, pāyāna		पायांनी pāyānnī
instrumental	पायाशी pāyāśī		पायांशी pāyānśī
locative सप्तमी	पायात pāyāt		पायांत pāyāt
vocative संबोधन	पाया pāyā		पायांनो pāyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पाय (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पायाचा pāyāċā	पायाचे pāyāċe	पायाची pāyācī	पायाच्या pāyācā	पायाचे, पायाचं pāyāċe, pāyāċa	पायाची pāyācī	पायाच्या pāyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पायांचा pāyānċā	पायांचे pāyānċe	पायांची pāyāñcī	पायांच्या pāyāncā	पायांचे, पायांचं pāyānċe, pāyānċa	पायांची pāyāñcī	पायांच्या pāyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• पायथा (pāythā, “foot”) (of a hill)
• पायपीट (pāypīṭ, “foot slogging”)
• पायपुसणे (pāypusṇe, “doormat”)
• पायवाट (pāyvāṭ, “trail”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पाय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāˊda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Rajasthani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پای (pāy), or alternatively inherited from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da) / पद् (pád, “foot”).

Noun

पाय (pāy) ?

1. foot

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 206. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).