piya

See also: piyā

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Verb

piya

1. to have.

Derived terms

• conepiya

Karao

Pronoun

piya

1. (interrogative) how many

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• पिय (Devanagari script)
• পিয (Bengali script)
• පිය (Sinhalese script)
• ပိယ (Burmese script)
• ปิย or ปิยะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິຍ or ປິຍະ or ປິຢະ (Lao script)
• បិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रिय (priya). The noun is a slightly divorced application of the adjective.

Adjective

piya

1. dear, beloved
2. pleasant, agreeable

Declension

Declension table of "piya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	piyo	piyā
Accusative (second)	piyaṃ	piye
Instrumental (third)	piyena	piyehi or piyebhi
Dative (fourth)	piyassa or piyāya or piyatthaṃ	piyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	piyasmā or piyamhā or piyā	piyehi or piyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	piyassa	piyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	piyasmiṃ or piyamhi or piye	piyesu
Vocative (calling)	piya	piyā

Declension table of "piyā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	piyā	piyāyo or piyā
Accusative (second)	piyaṃ	piyāyo or piyā
Instrumental (third)	piyāya	piyāhi or piyābhi
Dative (fourth)	piyāya	piyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	piyāya	piyāhi or piyābhi
Genitive (sixth)	piyāya	piyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	piyāya or piyāyaṃ	piyāsu
Vocative (calling)	piye	piyāyo or piyā

Declension table of "piya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	piyaṃ	piyāni
Accusative (second)	piyaṃ	piyāni
Instrumental (third)	piyena	piyehi or piyebhi
Dative (fourth)	piyassa or piyāya or piyatthaṃ	piyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	piyasmā or piyamhā or piyā	piyehi or piyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	piyassa	piyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	piyasmiṃ or piyamhi or piye	piyesu
Vocative (calling)	piya	piyāni

Antonyms

• appiya

Derived terms

• piya (“husband”)
• piyā (“wife”)

Noun

piya m

1. husband

Declension

As the masculine of the adjective.

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *piya, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pura. Compare Classical Nahuatl piya (“to keep, to protect”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpija/
• (Tacuba) IPA^(key): /ˈpja/

Verb

-piya

1. (transitive) to have, to possess, to keep

   Ini kunet kipiya miak awilti

   This kid has many toys