ਪਿੱਠ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭi). Cognate with Hindi पीठ (pīṭh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪʈʈʰᵊ/

Noun

ਪਿੱਠ • (piṭṭh) f

1. back (rear of the body)

   Synonym: ਢੂਹੀ (ḍhūhī)

2. backrest, support

Declension

Declension of ਪਿੱਠ
dir. sg.	ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭha)
dir. pl.	ਪਿੱਠਾਂ (piṭṭhā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭha)	ਪਿੱਠਾਂ (piṭṭhā̃)
oblique	ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭha)	ਪਿੱਠਾਂ (piṭṭhā̃)
vocative	ਪਿੱਠੇ (piṭṭhe)	ਪਿੱਠੋ (piṭṭho)
ablative	ਪਿੱਠੋਂ (piṭṭhõ)	ਪਿੱਠਿਆੰ (piṭṭhiā̃)
locative	ਪਿੱਠੇ (piṭṭhe)	ਪਿੱਠੀਂ (piṭṭhī̃)
instrumental	ਪਿੱਠੇ (piṭṭhe)	ਪਿੱਠੀਂ (piṭṭhī̃)

Derived terms

• ਪਿੱਠੂ m (piṭṭhū, “stooge”)
• ਪਿੱਠ ਪਿੱਛੇ (piṭṭha picche, “behind one's back”, adverb)

Further reading

• “ਪਿੱਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024