પીવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀩𑀇 (pibaï), 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀇 (pivaï), from Sanskrit पिबति (pibati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *píbati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *píbati, from Proto-Indo-European *píbeti, late variant of *píph₃eti, reduplication of *peh₃- (“to drink”). Cognate with Hindi पीना (pīnā), Marathi 𑘢𑘲𑘜𑘹𑘽 (pīṇẽ), Punjabi ਪੀਣਾ (pīṇā), Nepali पिउनु (piunu), Bengali পিয়া (piẏa)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: પી‧વું

Verb

પીવું • (pīvũ)

1. to drink
2. to smoke (of cigars, cigarettes, etc.)

   સિગારેટ પીવું ― sigāreṭ pīvũ ― to smoke a cigarette