पहाड़

See also: पहाड and पहाड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀟 (*pāhāḍa, “mountain”), perhaps from Sanskrit पाषी (pāṣī, “stone”) or Sanskrit पाषाण (pāṣāṇa, “stone, rock”). Cognate with Nepali पहाड (pahāḍ), Punjabi ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ), Gujarati પહાડ (pahāḍ), Bengali পাহাড় (pahaṛ), Assamese পাহাৰ (pahar), Sylheti ꠙꠣꠀꠠ (faaṛ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɦɑːɽ/, [pɐ.ɦäːɽ]

Noun

पहाड़ • (pahāṛ) m (Urdu spelling پہاڑ‎)

mountain
Synonyms: पर्वत (parvat), कोह (koh), जबल (jabal)

Declension

Declension of पहाड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पहाड़ pahāṛ	पहाड़ pahāṛ
oblique	पहाड़ pahāṛ	पहाड़ों pahāṛõ
vocative	पहाड़ pahāṛ	पहाड़ो pahāṛo

Derived terms

पहाड़ी (pahāṛī)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pāhāḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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