पाँव

See also: पांव and पाव

Hindi
पाँव

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa), from Sanskrit पाद (pā́da) / पद् (pád, “foot”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, and from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. compare Persian پا‎ (pâ), Hittite [Term?] (/pata/), Latin pēs, pedis, Tocharian A pe, Tocharian B paiyye, Lithuanian pāda (“sole (foot)”), Russian под (pod, “ground”), Ancient Greek πούς, ποδός (poús, podós), Old Armenian ոտն (otn), English foot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃ːʋ/, [pɑ̃ːʊ]

Noun

पाँव • (pā̃v) m (Urdu spelling پاؤں‎)

  1. (anatomy) foot
    दौड़ के बाद बायाँ पाँव छलनी हो गया।
    dauṛ ke bād bāyā̃ pā̃v chalnī ho gayā.
    I got blisters on my left foot after the race.
    गेंद अपना दायाँ पाँव से ठोकर मारो।
    gend apnā dāyā̃ pā̃v se ṭhokar māro.
    Kick the ball with your right foot.
    Synonyms: पैर (pair), पग (pag)

Declension
Declension of पाँव
Singular Plural
Direct पाँव (pā̃v) पाँव (pā̃v)
Oblique पाँव (pā̃v) पाँवों (pā̃võ)
Vocative पाँव (pā̃v) पाँवो (pā̃vo)

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