पायथा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘃𑘝𑘰 (pāītā), from Sanskrit पादान्त (pādānta). Compare Gujarati પાંગત (pā̃gat), Hindustani पायँता (pāyãtā), پائن٘تِی (pā̃tī) / पायँती (pāyãtī). Related to पाय (pāy, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paj.t̪ʰa/

Noun

पायथा • (pāythā) m

1. foot (the base or bottom of a hill or bed)

Declension

Declension of पायथा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	पायथा pāythā
direct plural	पायथे pāythe
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पायथा pāythā		पायथे pāythe
oblique सामान्यरूप	पायथ्या pāythyā		पायथ्यां- pāythyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पायथ्याला pāythyālā		पायथ्यांना pāythyānnā
ergative	पायथ्याने, पायथ्यानं pāythyāne, pāythyāna		पायथ्यांनी pāythyānnī
instrumental	पायथ्याशी pāythyāśī		पायथ्यांशी pāythyānśī
locative सप्तमी	पायथ्यात pāythyāt		पायथ्यांत pāythyāt
vocative संबोधन	पायथ्या pāythyā		पायथ्यांनो pāythyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पायथा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पायथ्याचा pāythyāċā	पायथ्याचे pāythyāċe	पायथ्याची pāythyācī	पायथ्याच्या pāythyācā	पायथ्याचे, पायथ्याचं pāythyāċe, pāythyāċa	पायथ्याची pāythyācī	पायथ्याच्या pāythyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पायथ्यांचा pāythyānċā	पायथ्यांचे pāythyānċe	पायथ्यांची pāythyāñcī	पायथ्यांच्या pāythyāncā	पायथ्यांचे, पायथ्यांचं pāythyānċe, pāythyānċa	पायथ्यांची pāythyāñcī	पायथ्यांच्या pāythyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पायथा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 88
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पायतें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 510
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पाय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2016.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pādānta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455