पिउ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɪ.uː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉 (piu), from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ́, “father”). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿਓ (pio, “father”).

Noun

पिउ • (piu) m (Urdu spelling پیو)

1. (regional, dated) father

   Synonyms: बाप (bāp), पिता (pitā)

Declension

Declension of पिउ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पिउ piu	पिउ piu
oblique	पिउ piu	पिउओं piuõ
vocative	पिउ piu	पिउओ piuo

Etymology 2

Adjective

पिउ • (piu)

1. alternative form of पिया (piyā, “beloved, dear”)

Noun

पिउ • (piu) m or f by sense

1. alternative form of पिया (piyā, “lover”)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “पिउ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 302
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पिउ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 628
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पिउ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2992
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 462

Prakrit

Noun

पिउ (piu) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀧𑀺𑀉 (“father”)