पैर

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *padaras, from पद (pada, “foot”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛːɾ/

Noun

पैर • (pair) m (Urdu spelling پير‎)

  1. (anatomy) foot
    मेरे पैर में काँटा धँस गया।
    mere pair mẽ kā̃ṭā dhãs gayā.
    A thorn got stuck in my foot.
    उसके पैर बालू में धँस गए।
    uske pair bālū mẽ dhãs gae.
    His feet sank into the sand.
    Synonyms: पाँव (pā̃v), पग (pag)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पैर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “पैर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padara (7756)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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