પીવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati पीइ (pīi), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀩𑀇 (pibaï), 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀇 (pivaï), from Sanskrit पिबति (píbati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *píbati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *píbati, from Proto-Indo-European *píbeti, late variant of *píph₃eti, reduplication of *peh₃- (“to drink”).

Cognates include Assamese পিয়া (pia), Dhivehi ބޮނީ (bonī), Hindustani پینا / पीना (pīnā), Kachchi પીણૂ (pīṇū), Marathi पिणे (piṇe), Nepali पिउनु (piunu), Odia ପିଇବା (piibā), Punjabi پینا / ਪੀਣਾ (pīṇā), Romani pijel, Sindhi پِئَڻُ (piaṇu), and Sinhalese බොනවා (bonawā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ʋũ/
• Rhymes: -i.ʋũ
• Hyphenation: પી‧વું

Verb

પીવું • (pīvũ) (transitive)

1. to drink, sip, suck
2. to smoke, inhale

   સિગારેટ પીવું ― sigāreṭ pīvũ ― to smoke a cigarette

3. to get drunk

   Synonym: ઢીંચવું (ḍhī̃cvũ)

4. to absorb, soak up

   Synonym: શોષવું (śoṣvũ)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “píbati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press