पिल्ला
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*pilla, “young of an animal”), from Dravidian. Compare Marathi पिल्लू (pillū), Konkani पिल्लू (pillū), Kannada ಪಿಳ್ಳೆ (piḷḷe), Telugu పిల్ల (pilla).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɪl.lɑː/, [pɪl.läː]
Noun
पिल्ला • (pillā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पिल्ला pillā |
पिल्ले pille |
| oblique | पिल्ले pille |
पिल्लों pillõ |
| vocative | पिल्ले pille |
पिल्लो pillo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पिल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pilla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 464