पेट

See also: पट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पेट (peṭa, “bag, basket”), from the root verb पिट् (piṭ, “to collect or heap together”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /peːʈ/

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Noun

पेट • (peṭ) m (Urdu spelling پیٹ‎)

1. (anatomy) belly, stomach

   मेरा पेट पूरी तरह से भरा है।

   merā peṭ pūrī tarah se bharā hai.

   My stomach is completely full.

   लोभी का पेट सदा ख़ाली। ― lobhī kā peṭ sadā xālī. ― A greedy man's stomach is always empty. (proverb)

2. (figuratively) womb

   शिशू कब पेट से बाहर आएगा?

   śiśū kab peṭ se bāhar āegā?

   When will the baby come out of the womb?

Declension

Declension of पेट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पेट peṭ	पेट peṭ
oblique	पेट peṭ	पेटों peṭõ
vocative	पेट peṭ	पेटो peṭo

Synonyms

• (belly): मेदा (medā), उदर (udar)
• (womb): गर्भ (garbh)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पेट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “पेट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.