पिस्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پسته (pista), from Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɪs.t̪ɑː/, [pɪs.t̪äː]

Noun

पिस्ता • (pistā) m (Urdu spelling پستہ)

  1. pistachio

Declension
Declension of पिस्ता (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पिस्ता
pistā		 पिस्ते
piste
oblique पिस्ते
piste		 पिस्तों
pistõ
vocative पिस्ते
piste		 पिस्तो
pisto

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پسته (pista), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pstk' /⁠pistag⁠/, “pistachio nut”).

Noun

पिस्ता • (pistā) m

  1. pistachio

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पिस्ता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिस्ता”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पिस्ता”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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