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پیدل

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Likely from Sanskrit पादान्तर (pādāntara). Compare Hindustani پَیتْرا (paitrā) / पैतरा (paitrā).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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پَیدَل (paidal) (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੈਦਲ)

  1. on foot, marching

See also

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Chess pieces in Punjabi · شَطْرَن٘ج دے مُہرے (śat̤raṉj de muhre) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
راجا (rājā)
بادْشاہ (bādśāh)
وَزِیر (vazīr)
راݨی (rāṇī)
ہاتھی (hāthī)
رُخ (rux)
فِیلا (fīlā)
فَرْضی (farẓī)
گھوڑا (ghoṛā) پیادَہ (peyādah)

References

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  • پیدل”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “پیدل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pādāntara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455