piya

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Verb[edit]

piya

  1. to have.

Derived terms[edit]

Karao[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

piya

  1. (interrogative) how many

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit प्रिय (priya). The noun is a slightly divorced application of the adjective.

Adjective[edit]

piya

  1. dear, beloved
  2. pleasant, agreeable

Declension[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • piya (husband)
  • piyā (wife)

Noun[edit]

piya m

  1. husband

Declension[edit]

As the masculine of the adjective.

Pipil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *piya, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pura. Compare Classical Nahuatl piya (to keep, to protect).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

-piya

  1. (transitive) to have, to possess, to keep
    Ini kunet kipiya miak awilti
    This kid has many toys