पैंतरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पादान्तर (pādāntara, “interval of one step”), from पाद (pāda, “foot”) +‎ अन्तर (antara, “interval”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɛ̃ːt̪.ɾɑː/, [pɛ̃ːt̪.ɾäː]

Noun

पैंतरा • (pa͠itrā) m

1. (wrestling) changing one's stance
2. (by extension) a feint, dodge

Declension

Declension of पैंतरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पैंतरा pa͠itrā	पैंतरे pa͠itre
oblique	पैंतरे pa͠itre	पैंतरों pa͠itrõ
vocative	पैंतरे pa͠itre	पैंतरो pa͠itro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पैंतरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pādāntara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press