पाया

See also: पीय, पायु, पेय, and पाय

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.jɑː/, [päː.jäː]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Marathi पाया (pāyā).

Noun

पाया • (pāyā) m (Urdu spelling پایہ)

1. foot or leg of an object

   Synonym: पांव (pāmv)

2. foundation
3. status

Declension

Declension of पाया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पाया pāyā	पाए, पाये pāe, pāye
oblique	पाए, पाये pāe, pāye	पायों pāyõ
vocative	पाए, पाये pāe, pāye	पायो pāyo

Etymology 2

Verb

पाया • (pāyā)

1. inflection of पाना (pānā):
   1. masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ja/

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Related to पाय (pāy, “leg”). Cognate with Hindi पाया (pāyā).

Noun

पाया • (pāyā) m

1. foundation
2. (geometry) base

Derived terms

• पायाभरणी (pāyābharṇī)
• पायाभूत (pāyābhūt)

 

Etymology 2

From पाय (pāy, “leg, foot”) +‎ -आ (-ā, “locative case marker”).

Adverb

पाया • (pāyā)

1. at the feet of

Derived terms

• पाया पडणे (pāyā paḍṇe, “to bow down, pay homage to”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पाया”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाया”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पाया”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पाया”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).