പൈ

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐi̯/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pi.

Noun

പൈ • (pai)

1. (mathematics) pi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi पै (pai).

Proper noun

പൈ • (pai)

1. a north Indian surname

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English pie.

Proper noun

പൈ • (pai)

1. a former currency unit in India equal to 1⁄3 of a paise

   Coordinate terms: രൂപ (rūpa), അണ (aṇa), പൈസ (paisa), പൈ (pai)

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

പൈ • (pai)

A cow

1. cow; An adult female of the species Bos taurus, commercially kept for their milk.

   Synonyms: ആവ് (āvŭ), പശു (paśu)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പൈ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പൈ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/87086