पेड़ा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀟 (peḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀟 (*peḍa, “lump”). Cognate with Punjabi ਪੇੜਾ (peṛā) / پیڑا (peṛā), Gujarati પેંડા (peṇḍā), Marathi पेढा (peḍhā), Odia ପେଡା (peḍā), ପେଣ୍ଡା (peṇḍā), Bengali পেঁড়া (pẽṛa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editपेड़ा • (peṛā) m (Urdu spelling پیڑَا)
- peda (South Asian sweet)
Declension
editDeclension of पेड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “peṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press