पीठ

See also: पाठ

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭhí). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /piːʈʰ/

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) f

1. back (rear of the body)

References

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

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi पीठ (pīṭha), , from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate to Konkani पिट्टि (piṭṭi).

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

• 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