पीठ

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Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /piːʈʰ/

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha).

Noun[edit]

पीठ (pīṭhm (Urdu spelling پیٹھ‎)

  1. seat, bench, desk
  2. base, plinth (of a statue)
  3. altar
  4. (Hinduism) seat of a deity
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh).

Noun[edit]

पीठ (pīṭhf (Urdu spelling پیٹھ‎)

  1. back (rear of the body)
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

Marathi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi पीठ (pīṭha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate to Assamese পিঠা (pitha), Bengali পিঠা (piṭha), Kannada ಹಿಟ್ಟು (hiṭṭu), Konkani पिट्टि (piṭṭi), Oriya ପିଠା (piṭha).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piʈʰ/, [piːʈʰ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

पीठ (pīṭhn

  1. flour
  2. meal, except that of wheat

Declension[edit]

Declension of पीठ (pīṭh)
direct
singular
पीठ
pīṭh
direct
plural
पिठे, पिठं
piṭhe, piṭha
singular plural
nominative पीठ
pīṭh
पिठे, पिठं
piṭhe, piṭha
oblique पिठा-
piṭhā-
पिठां-
piṭhāN-
dative पिठाला
piṭhālā
पिठांना
piṭhāNnā
ergative पिठाने
piṭhāne
पिठांनी
piṭhāNni
instrumental पिठाशी
piṭhāśi
पिठांशी
piṭhāNśi
locative पिठात
piṭhāt
पिठांत
piṭhāNt
vocative पिठा
piṭhā
पिठांनो
piṭhāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पीठ
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject पिठाचा
piṭhāċā
पिठाचे
piṭhāce
पिठाची
piṭhāci
पिठाच्या
piṭhāca
पिठाचे, पिठाचं
piṭhāce, piṭhāċa
पिठाची
piṭhāci
पिठाच्या
piṭhāca
plural subject पिठांचा
piṭhāNċā
पिठांचे
piṭhāNce
पिठांची
piṭhāNci
पिठांच्या
piṭhāNca
पिठांचे, पिठांचं
piṭhāNce, piṭhāNċa
पिठांची
piṭhāNci
पिठांच्या
piṭhāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms[edit]

  • पिठले (piṭhle, a boiled and spicy sauce made of gram flour)

See also[edit]

  • कणीक (kaṇīk, flour or meal which may be made of wheat)

References[edit]

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पीठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “piṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

पीठ n

  1. Devanagari script form of pīṭha (chair)

Declension[edit]

Sanskrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

पीठ (pīṭham

  1. seat, bench, desk
  2. base, plinth (of a statue)
  3. altar
  4. (religious) seat of a deity

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of पीठ (pīṭha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पीठः
pīṭhaḥ
पीठौ
pīṭhau
पीठाः / पीठासः¹
pīṭhāḥ / pīṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative पीठ
pīṭha
पीठौ
pīṭhau
पीठाः / पीठासः¹
pīṭhāḥ / pīṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative पीठम्
pīṭham
पीठौ
pīṭhau
पीठान्
pīṭhān
Instrumental पीठेन
pīṭhena
पीठाभ्याम्
pīṭhābhyām
पीठैः / पीठेभिः¹
pīṭhaiḥ / pīṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative पीठाय
pīṭhāya
पीठाभ्याम्
pīṭhābhyām
पीठेभ्यः
pīṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative पीठात्
pīṭhāt
पीठाभ्याम्
pīṭhābhyām
पीठेभ्यः
pīṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive पीठस्य
pīṭhasya
पीठयोः
pīṭhayoḥ
पीठानाम्
pīṭhānām
Locative पीठे
pīṭhe
पीठयोः
pīṭhayoḥ
पीठेषु
pīṭheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants[edit]

  • Pali: pīṭha
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