પીઠ

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpiʈʰ/
• (Parsi Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpiʈ/
• Rhymes: -iʈʰ
• Hyphenation: પીઠ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (“back”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-ós. Cognate with Assamese পিঠি (pithi), Bengali পিঠ (piṭh), Hindustani پیٹھ / पीठ (pīṭh), Marathi पाठ (pāṭh), Odia ପିଠି (piṭhi), and Sindhi پُٺيِ (puṭhī).

Noun

પીઠ • (pīṭh) f

1. (anatomy) back

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa, “crushed, ground; flour”). Doublet of પીઠું (pīṭhũ) and પીઠી (pīṭhī)

Noun

પીઠ • (pīṭh) n

1. flour

Declension

Declension of પીઠ
	Singular	Plural
nominative	પીઠું (pīṭhũ)	પીઠાં (pīṭhā̃), પીઠાંઓ (pīṭhā̃o)
oblique	પીઠા (pīṭhā)	પીઠાંઓ (pīṭhā̃o)
vocative	પીઠા (pīṭhā)	પીઠાંઓ (pīṭhā̃o)
instrumental	પીઠે (pīṭhe)	પીઠાંએ (pīṭhā̃e)
locative	પીઠે (pīṭhe)	પીઠે (pīṭhe)