पाजी

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.d͡ʒiː/, [päː.d͡ʒiː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Punjabi ਭਾ ਜੀ (bhā jī, “brother (honorific)”).

Noun

पाजी • (pājī) m

term of address to men of the same age, common among Punjabis
1. (by extension) a Punjabi man

Declension

Declension of *पाजी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पाजी pājī	पाजी pājī
oblique	पाजी pājī	पाजियों pājiyõ
vocative	पाजी pājī	पाजियो pājiyo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (pājī, “lowly man”).

Adjective

पाजी • (pājī) (indeclinable) (derogatory)

(dated) mean, lowly, base
(dated) low-caste
naughty, mischievous

Noun

पाजी • (pājī) m (derogatory)

(dated) knave, scoundrel, blackguard
(dated) a low-caste slave or servant
a mischievous person; rascal

Declension

Declension of *पाजी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पाजी pājī	पाजी pājī
oblique	पाजी pājī	पाजियों pājiyõ
vocative	पाजी pājī	पाजियो pājiyo

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit पद्य (padya, “of or pertaining to feet”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Noun

पाजी • (pājī) m

footsoldier, infantry

Declension

Declension of *पाजी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पाजी pājī	पाजी pājī
oblique	पाजी pājī	पाजियों pājiyõ
vocative	पाजी pājī	पाजियो pājiyo

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पाजी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पाजी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पाजी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पाजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
“पाजी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.