पीस

See also: पास, पासे, पांसु, पिसो, पुस, पुंस्, पेसो, पैस, and पैसा

Hindi

Etymology

Inflection of पीसना (pīsnā, “to grind, gnash, crush”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /piːs/

Verb

पीस • (pīs)

1. inflection of पीसना (pīsnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘲𑘭 (pīsa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (piccha), 𑀧𑀺𑀁𑀙 (piṃcha), from Sanskrit पिच्छ (piccha). Compare Gujarati પીછું (pīchũ), પીંછું (pī̃chũ), Marwari पीछ (pīch), Odia ପିଚ୍ଛ (picchô), Maithili पिच्छ (piccha) / 𑒣𑒱𑒔𑓂𑒕 (piccha), Sinhalese පිහාටු (pihāṭu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis/, [piːs]

Noun

पीस • (pīs) n

1. feather

Related Terms

• पिसारा (pisārā, “plumage”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पीस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 90.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पीस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 520
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पी(पीं)स”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “piccha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 460