Assamese

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Etymology

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Assamese verb set
পিয়া (pia)
পিওৱা (piüa)

Inherited from Sanskrit পিবতি (pibati), from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti (to drink, to be drinking), reduplication of *peh₃- (to drink).

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Noun

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পিয়া (pia)

  1. drinker

Verb

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পিয়া (pia) (obsolete?)

  1. to drink
    Synonyms: পি খোৱা (pi khüa), খোৱা (khüa)

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya). Cognate with Hindi पिया (piyā), Punjabi ਪੀਆ (pīā)

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Noun

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পিয়া (piẏa) (rare)

  1. beloved, dear, favourite
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Proper noun

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পিয়া (piẏa)

  1. a female given name