पैर

See also: पर, पुर, पुरु, पुर्, पूर, and पेरू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पद (pada, “foot”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɛːɾ/

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Noun

पैर • (pair) m (Urdu spelling پیر)

1. (anatomy) foot

   Synonyms: पाँव (pā̃v), पग (pag)

   मेरे पैर में काँटा धँस गया।

   mere pair mẽ kā̃ṭā dhãs gayā.

   A thorn got stuck in my foot.

   उसके पैर बालू में धँस गए।

   uske pair bālū mẽ dhãs gae.

   His feet sank into the sand.

Declension

Declension of पैर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पैर pair	पैर pair
oblique	पैर pair	पैरों pairõ
vocative	पैर pair	पैरो pairo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पैर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पैर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “padara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press