पिल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*pilla, “young of an animal”), from Dravidian. Compare Marathi पिल्लू (pillū), Konkani पिल्लू (pillū), Kannada ಪಿಳ್ಳೆ (piḷḷe), Telugu పిల్ల (pilla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɪl.lɑː/, [pɪl.läː]

Noun

पिल्ला • (pillā) m

1. puppy (young dog)

   Hypernym: कुत्ता (kuttā)

2. (derogatory, vulgar) pander; a person who appeals to a specific entity

Declension

Declension of पिल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पिल्ला pillā	पिल्ले pille
oblique	पिल्ले pille	पिल्लों pillõ
vocative	पिल्ले pille	पिल्लो pillo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पिल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pilla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 464