पिया

Hindi

Etymology

From Old Hindi पिया (piyā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya), from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piː.jɑː/

Noun

पिया • (piyā) m

(poetic) lover, beloved, darling

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Old Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya), from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya).

Noun

पिया (piyā) m

lover, beloved
- Kabir
  घूँघट के पट खोल रे,
  तोहे पिया मिलेंगे ।
  ghūm̐ghaṭa ke paṭa khola re,
  tohe piyā mileṃge .
  Take off your veil and you will see your beloved

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