पायु

See also: पाय, पीय, पाया, and पेय

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pāyúṣ.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.jú/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.ju/

Noun

पायु • (pā́yu) stem, m

1. (anatomy) anus

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of पायु (pā́yu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पायुः pā́yuḥ	पायू pā́yū	पायवः pā́yavaḥ
Vocative	पायो pā́yo	पायू pā́yū	पायवः pā́yavaḥ
Accusative	पायुम् pā́yum	पायू pā́yū	पायून् pā́yūn
Instrumental	पायुना / पाय्वा¹ pā́yunā / pā́yvā¹	पायुभ्याम् pā́yubhyām	पायुभिः pā́yubhiḥ
Dative	पायवे / पाय्वे¹ pā́yave / pā́yve¹	पायुभ्याम् pā́yubhyām	पायुभ्यः pā́yubhyaḥ
Ablative	पायोः / पाय्वः¹ pā́yoḥ / pā́yvaḥ¹	पायुभ्याम् pā́yubhyām	पायुभ्यः pā́yubhyaḥ
Genitive	पायोः / पाय्वः¹ pā́yoḥ / pā́yvaḥ¹	पाय्वोः pā́yvoḥ	पायूनाम् pā́yūnām
Locative	पायौ pā́yau	पाय्वोः pā́yvoḥ	पायुषु pā́yuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *paHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”) (whence also Sanskrit पाति (pā́ti)). Cognate with Ancient Greek πῶυ (pôu, “flock of sheep”).

Noun

पायु • (pāyú) stem, m

1. guard, protector, (especially instrumental plural "with protecting powers or actions, helpfully")
2. name of a man (RV. VI, 47, 24)

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of पायु (pāyú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पायुः pāyúḥ	पायू pāyū́	पायवः pāyávaḥ
Vocative	पायो pā́yo	पायू pā́yū	पायवः pā́yavaḥ
Accusative	पायुम् pāyúm	पायू pāyū́	पायून् pāyū́n
Instrumental	पायुना / पाय्वा¹ pāyúnā / pāyvā́¹	पायुभ्याम् pāyúbhyām	पायुभिः pāyúbhiḥ
Dative	पायवे / पाय्वे¹ pāyáve / pāyvé¹	पायुभ्याम् pāyúbhyām	पायुभ्यः pāyúbhyaḥ
Ablative	पायोः / पाय्वः¹ pāyóḥ / pāyváḥ¹	पायुभ्याम् pāyúbhyām	पायुभ्यः pāyúbhyaḥ
Genitive	पायोः / पाय्वः¹ pāyóḥ / pāyváḥ¹	पाय्वोः pāyvóḥ	पायूनाम् pāyūnā́m
Locative	पायौ pāyaú	पाय्वोः pāyvóḥ	पायुषु pāyúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Telugu: పాయువు (pāyuvu)