पिस्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پسته (pista), from Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɪs.t̪ɑː/, [pɪs.t̪äː]

Noun

पिस्ता • (pistā) m (Urdu spelling پستہ)

1. pistachio

Declension

Declension of पिस्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पिस्ता pistā	पिस्ते piste
oblique	पिस्ते piste	पिस्तों pistõ
vocative	पिस्ते piste	पिस्तो pisto

Derived terms

• पिस्तई (pistaī)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پسته (pista), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pstk' /⁠pistag⁠/, “pistachio nut”).

Noun

पिस्ता • (pistā) m

1. pistachio

References

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