पेड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀟 (peḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀟 (*peḍa, “lump”). Cognate with Punjabi ਪੇੜਾ (peṛā) / پیڑا (peṛā), Gujarati પેંડા (peṇḍā), Marathi पेढा (peḍhā), Odia ପେଡା (peḍa), ପେଣ୍ଡା (peṇḍa), Bengali পেঁড়া (pẽṛa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /peː.ɽɑː/, [peː.ɽäː]

Noun

पेड़ा • (peṛā) m (Urdu spelling پیڑَا)

1. peda (South Asian sweet)

Declension

Declension of पेड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पेड़ा peṛā	पेड़े peṛe
oblique	पेड़े peṛe	पेड़ों peṛõ
vocative	पेड़े peṛe	पेड़ो peṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “peṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press