प्यास

See also: पयस्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पिआस (piāsa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸 (pivāsā), from Sanskrit पिपासा (pipāsā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pjɑːs/, [pjäːs]

Noun

प्यास • (pyās) f (Urdu spelling پیاس)

thirst
क्या तुम्हें प्यास लगी है?
kyā tumhẽ pyās lagī hai?
Are you thirsty?
(figurative) desire, longing

Declension

Declension of प्यास (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्यास pyās	प्यासें pyāsẽ
oblique	प्यास pyās	प्यासों pyāsõ
vocative	प्यास pyās	प्यासो pyāso

Descendants

→ Kashmiri: प्यास (pyās)
→ Punjabi: piās
- Gurmukhi script: ਪਿਆਸ
- Shahmukhi script: پیاس
→ Sindhi: پِئاسَ (piāsa)

See also

भूख (bhūkh, “hunger”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्यास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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