पैर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पद (pada, “foot”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɛːɾ/
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Noun

पैर • (pair) m (Urdu spelling پیر)

  1. (anatomy) foot
    Synonyms: पाँव (pā̃v), पग (pag)
    मेरे पैर में काँटा धँस गया।
    mere pair mẽ kā̃ṭā dhãs gayā.
    A thorn got stuck in my foot.
    उसके पैर बालू में धँस गए।
    uske pair bālū mẽ dhãs gae.
    His feet sank into the sand.

Declension
Declension of पैर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पैर
pair		 पैर
pair
oblique पैर
pair		 पैरों
pairõ
vocative पैर
pair		 पैरो
pairo

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पैर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “पैर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “padara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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