पीसना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
पिसना (pisnā)
पीसना (pīsnā)
पिसाना (pisānā)
पिसवाना (pisvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀻𑀲𑀇 (pīsaï), from Sanskrit पिंषति (piṃṣáti) (compare पिनष्टि (pináṣṭi)). Cognate with Gujarati પીસવું (pīsvũ), Marathi पिसणे (pisṇe), Sindhi پيِهَڻُ / पीहणु, Punjabi ਪੀਹਣਾ (pīhṇā) / پِیہْݨا (pīhṇā), Nepali पिस्नु (pisnu), Maithili पिसब (pisab) / 𑒣𑒱𑒮𑒥 (pisaba), Bengali পিষা (piśa), Assamese পিহা (piha), Phalura píiṣa / پِیݜہ.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /piːs.nɑː/, [piːs.näː]

Verb

पीसना • (pīsnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling پِیسْنا)

  1. to grind, gnash, crush
    Synonym: कूटना (kūṭnā)
    अपने दांत को पीसो मत।apne dānt ko pīso mat.Don't gnash your teeth.
    गेहूँ पीसनाgehū̃ pīsnāto grind wheat
  2. (card games) to shuffle
  3. (figuratively) to oppress

Conjugation

References

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