Pyada, Pyādā, Pyāḍa: 4 definitions
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Pyada means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypyādā (प्यादा).—m ( P) A foot-soldier. 2 A pawn at chess. pyādyācā pharajī hōṇēṃ Used, like pājīcā gājī, where a mean or base person becomes great.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpyādā (प्यादा).—m A foot-soldier. A pawn at chess. pyādyācā pharajīhōṇēṃ, pājīcā gājī A mean or base person becoming great.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPyādā (प्यादा):—(nm) a footman, an infantryman; pedestrian; a pawn (in chess); —[se pharajī bhayau ṭeḍho-ṭoḍho jāta] risen from the ranks, must turn into cranks.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Pyāḍa (प्याड):—n. pad;
2) Pyādā (प्यादा):—n. 1. foot soldier; infantry; 2. attendant; messenger; servant; 3. bailiff (who collects debts); agent; 4. (in chess) pawn; 5. following somebody to get the work done;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pyadajavada, Pyadala.
Full-text: Pyad, Pyadajavada, Pakari, Santa.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 431 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 382 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 302 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Vasudevahindi (cultural history) (by A. P. Jamkhedkar)
1. Introduction to Jain literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]