पायस

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पायस (pāyasa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.jəs/, [päː.jɐs]

Noun

पायस • (pāyas) m (Urdu spelling پایس)

emulsion
kheer
Synonym: खीर (khīr)

Declension

Declension of पायस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पायस pāyas	पायस pāyas
oblique	पायस pāyas	पायसों pāyasõ
vocative	पायस pāyas	पायसो pāyaso

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

পায়স (Assamese script)
ᬧᬵᬬᬲ (Balinese script)
পায়স (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰯𑰧𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀲 (Brahmi script)
ပါယသ (Burmese script)
પાયસ (Gujarati script)
ਪਾਯਸ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌸 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦴꦪꦱ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂰𑂨𑂮 (Kaithi script)
ಪಾಯಸ (Kannada script)
បាយស (Khmer script)
ປາຍສ (Lao script)
പായസ (Malayalam script)
ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘰𑘧𑘭 (Modi script)
ᢒᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧑𑧇𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐵𑐫𑐳 (Newa script)
ପାଯସ (Odia script)
ꢦꢵꢫꢱ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆳𑆪𑆱 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖯𑖧𑖭 (Siddham script)
පායස (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩛𑩻𑪁 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚭𑚣𑚨 (Takri script)
பாயஸ (Tamil script)
పాయస (Telugu script)
ปายส (Thai script)
པཱ་ཡ་ས (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒰𑒨𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨊𑨪𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of पयस् (páyas, “milk”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.jɐ.sɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɑː.jɐ.s̪ɐ/

Adjective

पायस • (pāyasa) stem

any item made from milk

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पायस
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पायसः (pāyasaḥ)	पायसौ (pāyasau) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)	पायसाः (pāyasāḥ) पायसासः¹ (pāyasāsaḥ¹)
vocative	पायस (pāyasa)	पायसौ (pāyasau) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)	पायसाः (pāyasāḥ) पायसासः¹ (pāyasāsaḥ¹)
accusative	पायसम् (pāyasam)	पायसौ (pāyasau) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)	पायसान् (pāyasān)
instrumental	पायसेन (pāyasena)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसैः (pāyasaiḥ) पायसेभिः¹ (pāyasebhiḥ¹)
dative	पायसाय (pāyasāya)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसेभ्यः (pāyasebhyaḥ)
ablative	पायसात् (pāyasāt)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसेभ्यः (pāyasebhyaḥ)
genitive	पायसस्य (pāyasasya)	पायसयोः (pāyasayoḥ)	पायसानाम् (pāyasānām)
locative	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसयोः (pāyasayoḥ)	पायसेषु (pāyaseṣu)

¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of पायसी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पायसी (pāyasī)	पायस्यौ (pāyasyau) पायसी¹ (pāyasī¹)	पायस्यः (pāyasyaḥ) पायसीः¹ (pāyasīḥ¹)
vocative	पायसि (pāyasi)	पायस्यौ (pāyasyau) पायसी¹ (pāyasī¹)	पायस्यः (pāyasyaḥ) पायसीः¹ (pāyasīḥ¹)
accusative	पायसीम् (pāyasīm)	पायस्यौ (pāyasyau) पायसी¹ (pāyasī¹)	पायसीः (pāyasīḥ)
instrumental	पायस्या (pāyasyā)	पायसीभ्याम् (pāyasībhyām)	पायसीभिः (pāyasībhiḥ)
dative	पायस्यै (pāyasyai)	पायसीभ्याम् (pāyasībhyām)	पायसीभ्यः (pāyasībhyaḥ)
ablative	पायस्याः (pāyasyāḥ) पायस्यै² (pāyasyai²)	पायसीभ्याम् (pāyasībhyām)	पायसीभ्यः (pāyasībhyaḥ)
genitive	पायस्याः (pāyasyāḥ) पायस्यै² (pāyasyai²)	पायस्योः (pāyasyoḥ)	पायसीनाम् (pāyasīnām)
locative	पायस्याम् (pāyasyām)	पायस्योः (pāyasyoḥ)	पायसीषु (pāyasīṣu)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of पायस
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पायसम् (pāyasam)	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसानि (pāyasāni) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)
vocative	पायस (pāyasa)	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसानि (pāyasāni) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)
accusative	पायसम् (pāyasam)	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसानि (pāyasāni) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)
instrumental	पायसेन (pāyasena)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसैः (pāyasaiḥ) पायसेभिः¹ (pāyasebhiḥ¹)
dative	पायसाय (pāyasāya)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसेभ्यः (pāyasebhyaḥ)
ablative	पायसात् (pāyasāt)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसेभ्यः (pāyasebhyaḥ)
genitive	पायसस्य (pāyasasya)	पायसयोः (pāyasayoḥ)	पायसानाम् (pāyasānām)
locative	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसयोः (pāyasayoḥ)	पायसेषु (pāyaseṣu)

¹Vedic

Noun

पायस • (pāyasa) stem, n

milk
Synonyms: निर्यास (niryāsa), क्षीर (kṣīra), दुग्ध (dugdha)
- c. 400 CE, Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 2.63:
  मां केवालानां पायसां प्रसूतिम प्रसन्नां कामदुघां अवेहि न
  māṃ kevālānāṃ pāyasāṃ prasūtima prasannāṃ kāmadughāṃ avehi na
  As a mere (cow) producer or milk you ought to know me not, but as a granter of any desired thing if (I am) being pleased
food prepared with milk, especially boiled rice
the resin of the Pinus Longifolia
juice or sap in general
Synonym: रस (rasa)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पायस
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पायसम् (pāyasam)	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसानि (pāyasāni) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)
vocative	पायस (pāyasa)	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसानि (pāyasāni) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)
accusative	पायसम् (pāyasam)	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसानि (pāyasāni) पायसा¹ (pāyasā¹)
instrumental	पायसेन (pāyasena)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसैः (pāyasaiḥ) पायसेभिः¹ (pāyasebhiḥ¹)
dative	पायसाय (pāyasāya)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसेभ्यः (pāyasebhyaḥ)
ablative	पायसात् (pāyasāt)	पायसाभ्याम् (pāyasābhyām)	पायसेभ्यः (pāyasebhyaḥ)
genitive	पायसस्य (pāyasasya)	पायसयोः (pāyasayoḥ)	पायसानाम् (pāyasānām)
locative	पायसे (pāyase)	पायसयोः (pāyasayoḥ)	पायसेषु (pāyaseṣu)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

पायसपिण्डारक (pāyasapiṇḍāraka, “a monk or mendicant surviving on milk-derived products such as boiled rice”)
पायसापूप (pāyasāpūpa, “a type of cake made with milk and rice”)
पायसिक (pāyasika, “fond of boiled milk”)

Descendants

Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: පයස් (payas)
Khasa Prakrit:
- Garhwali: पाइस (pāis)
Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀲 (pāyasa)
- Assamese: পাহ (pah)
  - ⇒ Assamese: পাহ-ভাত (pah-bhat)
Pali: pāyasa, pāyāsa
→ Assamese: পায়স (payox) (learned)
→ Bengali: পায়স (paẏoś), পায়েস (paẏes) (learned)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: पायस (pāyas) (learned)

Urdu: پایس (pāyas) (learned)
→ Kannada: ಪಾಯಸ (pāyasa) (learned)
→ Konkani: पायस (pāyas) (learned)
→ Malayalam: പായസം (pāyasaṁ) (learned)
→ Sylheti: ꠙꠣꠄꠡ (faeś) (learned) (probably through Bengali)
→ Tamil: பாயசம் (pāyacam) (learned)
→ Telugu: పాయసం (pāyasaṁ) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “पायस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 619, column 2.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāyasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press