पीठ

See also: पाठ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭhí). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːʈʰ/

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) f

1. back (rear of the body)

Declension

Declension of पीठ
	Singular	Plural
Direct	पीठ (pīṭh)	पीठें (pīṭhẽ)
Oblique	पीठ (pīṭh)	पीठों (pīṭhõ)
Vocative	पीठ (pīṭh)	पीठो (pīṭho)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pr̥ṣṭí (8370)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi पीठ (pīṭha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate to Konkani पिट्टि.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːʈʰ/

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) n

1. flour
2. meal, except that of wheat

Derived terms

• पिठलं (piṭhla, “a boiled and spicy sauce made of gram flour”)

See also

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

References

• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “पीठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “पीठ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “piṣṭá (8218)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press