ਪੈਰ

See also: ਪਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀬 (paya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-), derived from Sanskrit पद (pada, “foot”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, originally meaning 'trace, bottom'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːɾ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛːɾ

Noun

ਪੈਰ • (pair) m (Shahmukhi spelling پیر)

1. foot
2. footing, foothold
3. footprint, footstep
4. podium, base
5. basis, foundation

Declension

Declension of ਪੈਰ

	singular	plural
direct	ਪੈਰ (pair)	ਪੈਰ (pair)
oblique	ਪੈਰ (pair)	ਪੈਰਾਂ (pairā̃)
vocative	ਪੈਰਾ (pairā)	ਪੈਰੋ (pairo)
ablative	ਪੈਰੋਂ (pairõ)	—
locative	ਪੈਰੇ (paire)	ਪੈਰੀਂ (pairī̃)
instrumental	ਪੈਰੇ (paire)	ਪੈਰੀਂ (pairī̃)

Synonyms

• (foot): ਪਗ (pag)
• (footprint): ਪਗ ਚਿੰਨ੍ (pag cinn)

References

• “ਪੈਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਪੈਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.