पायु

See also: पाय, पीय, पाया, and पेय

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pāyúṣ.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.jú/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ju/

Noun

पायु॑ • (pā́yu) stem, m

(anatomy) anus

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of पायु॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पायुः॑ (pā́yuḥ)	पायू॑ (pā́yū)	पाय॑वः (pā́yavaḥ)
accusative	पायु॑म् (pā́yum)	पायू॑ (pā́yū)	पायू॑न् (pā́yūn)
instrumental	पायु॑ना (pā́yunā) पाय्वा॑¹ (pā́yvā¹)	पायु॑भ्याम् (pā́yubhyām)	पायु॑भिः (pā́yubhiḥ)
dative	पाय॑वे (pā́yave) पाय्वे॑¹ (pā́yve¹)	पायु॑भ्याम् (pā́yubhyām)	पायु॑भ्यः (pā́yubhyaḥ)
ablative	पायोः॑ (pā́yoḥ) पाय्वः॑¹ (pā́yvaḥ¹)	पायु॑भ्याम् (pā́yubhyām)	पायु॑भ्यः (pā́yubhyaḥ)
genitive	पायोः॑ (pā́yoḥ) पाय्वः॑¹ (pā́yvaḥ¹)	पाय्वोः॑ (pā́yvoḥ)	पायू॑नाम् (pā́yūnām)
locative	पायौ॑ (pā́yau)	पाय्वोः॑ (pā́yvoḥ)	पायु॑षु (pā́yuṣu)
vocative	पायो॑ (pā́yo)	पायू॑ (pā́yū)	पाय॑वः (pā́yavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *paHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”) (whence also Sanskrit पाति (pā́ti)). Cognate with Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock of sheep”).

Noun

पा॒यु • (pāyú) stem, m

guard, protector, (especially instrumental plural "with protecting powers or actions, helpfully")
name of a man (RV. VI, 47, 24)

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of पा॒यु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पा॒युः (pāyúḥ)	पा॒यू (pāyū́)	पा॒यवः॑ (pāyávaḥ)
accusative	पा॒युम् (pāyúm)	पा॒यू (pāyū́)	पा॒यून् (pāyū́n)
instrumental	पा॒युना॑ (pāyúnā) पा॒य्वा¹ (pāyvā́¹)	पा॒युभ्या॑म् (pāyúbhyām)	पा॒युभिः॑ (pāyúbhiḥ)
dative	पा॒यवे॑ (pāyáve) पा॒य्वे¹ (pāyvé¹)	पा॒युभ्या॑म् (pāyúbhyām)	पा॒युभ्यः॑ (pāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	पा॒योः (pāyóḥ) पा॒य्वः¹ (pāyváḥ¹)	पा॒युभ्या॑म् (pāyúbhyām)	पा॒युभ्यः॑ (pāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	पा॒योः (pāyóḥ) पा॒य्वः¹ (pāyváḥ¹)	पा॒य्वोः (pāyvóḥ)	पा॒यू॒नाम् (pāyūnā́m)
locative	पा॒यौ (pāyáu)	पा॒य्वोः (pāyvóḥ)	पा॒युषु॑ (pāyúṣu)
vocative	पायो॑ (pā́yo)	पायू॑ (pā́yū)	पाय॑वः (pā́yavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Telugu: పాయువు (pāyuvu)