𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀤𑀸𑀤𑀺 (padādi) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पदाति (padāti).

Noun

𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇 (payāi) m (Devanagari पयाइ, Kannada ಪಯಾಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. foot soldier; infantryman

   Synonym: 𑀧𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀣 (payattha)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈 (payāī)	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀡𑁄 (payāiṇo) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈 (payāī) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀑 (payāīo) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀅𑀑 (payāao) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀅𑀉 (payāaü)
Accusative	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (payāiṃ)	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀡𑁄 (payāiṇo) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈 (payāī) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀅𑀑 (payāao)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀸 (payāiṇā)	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀳𑀺 (payāīhi) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁 (payāīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀑 (payāīo) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀉 (payāīu) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀡𑁄 (payāiṇo) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (payāīhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀲𑁆𑀲 (payāissa) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀡𑁄 (payāiṇo)	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀡 (payāīṇa) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀡𑀁 (payāīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (payāimmi)	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀲𑀼 (payāīsu) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈𑀲𑀼𑀁 (payāīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇 (payāi) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈 (payāī)	𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀡𑁄 (payāiṇo) or 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀈 (payāī)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पयाइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 545.