पिच्छोरा
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- पिच्छोला (piccholā)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow to make noise”). Cognate with Latin spīrō (“I breathe”), Middle High German vīsen, and possibly Old Church Slavonic пискати (piskati).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pit.t͡ɕʰɐw.ɾɑː/, [pit̚.t͡ɕʰɐw.ɾɑː]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pit̪.t͡ɕʰoː.ɾɑː/, [pit̪̚.t͡ɕʰoː.ɾɑː]
Noun
[edit]पिच्छोरा • (picchorā) stem, f
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पिच्छोरा (picchorā) | पिच्छोरे (picchore) | पिच्छोराः (picchorāḥ) |
| vocative | पिच्छोरे (picchore) | पिच्छोरे (picchore) | पिच्छोराः (picchorāḥ) |
| accusative | पिच्छोराम् (picchorām) | पिच्छोरे (picchore) | पिच्छोराः (picchorāḥ) |
| instrumental | पिच्छोरया (picchorayā) पिच्छोरा¹ (picchorā¹) |
पिच्छोराभ्याम् (picchorābhyām) | पिच्छोराभिः (picchorābhiḥ) |
| dative | पिच्छोरायै (picchorāyai) | पिच्छोराभ्याम् (picchorābhyām) | पिच्छोराभ्यः (picchorābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पिच्छोरायाः (picchorāyāḥ) पिच्छोरायै² (picchorāyai²) |
पिच्छोराभ्याम् (picchorābhyām) | पिच्छोराभ्यः (picchorābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पिच्छोरायाः (picchorāyāḥ) पिच्छोरायै² (picchorāyai²) |
पिच्छोरयोः (picchorayoḥ) | पिच्छोराणाम् (picchorāṇām) |
| locative | पिच्छोरायाम् (picchorāyām) | पिच्छोरयोः (picchorayoḥ) | पिच्छोरासु (picchorāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
[edit]- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*peis-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 72