प्यास

See also: पयस्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पिआस (piāsa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸 (pivāsā), from Sanskrit पिपासा (pipāsā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pjɑːs/, [pjäːs]

Noun

प्यास • (pyās) f (Urdu spelling پیاس)

1. thirst

   क्या तुम्हें प्यास लगी है? ― kyā tumhẽ pyās lagī hai? ― Are you thirsty?

2. (figurative) desire, longing

Declension

Declension of प्यास (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्यास pyās	प्यासें pyāsẽ
oblique	प्यास pyās	प्यासों pyāsõ
vocative	प्यास pyās	प्यासो pyāso

Descendants

• → Kashmiri: प्यास (pyās)
• → Punjabi: piās
  • Gurmukhi script: ਪਿਆਸ
  • Shahmukhi script: پیاس
• → Sindhi: پِئاسَ (piāsa)

See also

• भूख (bhūkh, “hunger”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्यास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press