पायस

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पायस (pāyasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑː.jəs/

Noun

पायस (pāyas) m (Urdu spelling پایس)

  1. emulsion
  2. kheer
    Synonym: खीर (khīr)

Declension

Declension of पायस
Singular Plural
Direct पायस (pāyas) पायस (pāyas)
Oblique पायस (pāyas) पायसों (pāyasõ)
Vocative पायस (pāyas) पायसो (pāyaso)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From पयस् (payas), a noun designating fluids in general (eg rain, milk, juice...), from √पी (, to drink)

Noun

पायस (pāyasa) n

  1. milk
    • raghuvaṃśa 2.63:
      मां केवालानां पायसां प्रसूतिम प्रसन्नां कामदुघां अवेहि न
      māṃ kevālānāṃ pāyasāṃ prasūtima prasannāṃ kāmadughāṃ avehi na
      As a mere (cow) producer or milk you ought to know me not, but as a granter of any desired thing if (I am) being pleased
  2. food prepared with milk, especially boiled rice
  3. the resin of the Pinus Longifolia
  4. juice or sap in general

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • पायसापूप (pāyasāpūpa, a type of cake made with milk and rice)
  • पायसिक (pāyasika, fond of boiled milk)
  • पायसापिण्डारक (pāyasāpiṇḍāraka, a monk or mendicant surviving on milk-derived products such as boiled rice)

See also

  • पीयते (pīyate)
  • पयस (payasa)

References

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