Linguistics glossary, starting with ‘p’

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The Linguistics glossary, starting with the letter “p”, contains 520 definitions, select a phrase below for the definitions and references.

  1. P
  2. Pa
  3. Pacadi
  4. Pada
  5. Padacandrika
  6. Padacaturdhva
  7. Padadhikara
  8. Padadi
  9. Padadividhi
  10. Padagalita
  11. Padakanda
  12. Padakara
  13. Padakarikaratnamala
  14. Padakulaka
  15. Padamanjari
  16. Padanta
  17. Padapaksha
  18. Padapatha
  19. Padaprabheda
  20. Padaprakriti
  21. Padapurana
  22. Padartha
  23. Padasamskarapaksha
  24. Padasphota
  25. Padavada
  26. Padavakyaratnakara
  27. Padavidhi
  28. Padavirama
  29. Padavyavasthasutrakarika
  30. Padavyavasthasutrakarikatika
  31. Padmanabha
  32. Padmavati
  33. Padmin
  34. Padmini
  35. Padya
  36. Pahiṇi
  37. Pailadi
  38. Pakavati
  39. Pakriyapradipa
  40. Paksha
  41. Pakshadi
  42. Pakshika
  43. Paladyadi
  44. Palashadi
  45. Pamadi
  46. Paṇamati
  47. Panava
  48. Pancacamara
  49. Pancala
  50. Pancalapadavritti
  51. Pancama
  52. Pancami
  53. Pancamika
  54. Pancaminirdesha
  55. Pancananalalita
  56. Pancapadi
  57. Pancaratra
  58. Pancarikavali
  59. Pandita
  60. Panini
  61. Paninisutra
  62. Paninisutravartika
  63. Paninisutravritti
  64. Paniniya Shiksha
  65. Paniniyashikshatika
  66. Panjika
  67. Pankti
  68. Para
  69. Paradi
  70. Paradisasvara
  71. Paragrahana
  72. Parakrama
  73. Paramanu
  74. Paramaprakriti
  75. Paramkaryatva
  76. Parana
  77. Paranaka
  78. Parangavadbhava
  79. Paranimittaka
  80. Paranipata
  81. Parartha
  82. Pararthya
  83. Pararupa
  84. Parasaptami
  85. Parasavarna
  86. Parashariya Shiksha
  87. Paraskaradigana
  88. Parasmaibhasha
  89. Parasmaipada
  90. Parasparavyapeksha
  91. Paratva
  92. Paratvanyaya
  93. Paravallingata
  94. Paravipratishedha
  95. Parayana
  96. Pari Shiksha
  97. Paribhasha
  98. Paribhashabhaskara
  99. Paribhashapradiparcis
  100. Paribhashaprakasha
  101. Paribhasharthasamgrahri
  102. Paribhashasegraha
  103. Paribhashasucana
  104. Paribhashavritti
  105. Paribhashavrittitika
  106. Paribhashavrittitippani
  107. Paribhashendushekhara
  108. Paribhashika
  109. Pariganana
  110. Parigraha
  111. Parihara
  112. Parikrama
  113. Parikrishta
  114. Parilopa
  115. Parimala
  116. Parimana
  117. Parinandita
  118. Parinishthita
  119. Paripanna
  120. Parisamapti
  121. Parisamkhyana
  122. Parishada
  123. Parisheshya
  124. Parivartana
  125. Parjanyavallakshanapravritti
  126. Paroksha
  127. Parokshya
  128. Parpadi
  129. Parshada
  130. Parshadasutravriti
  131. Parshadavyakhya
  132. Parshvadi
  133. Parvan
  134. Paryaya
  135. Paryayavacana
  136. Paryudasa
  137. Pashadi
  138. Pashyanti
  139. Paspasha
  140. Patac
  141. Patanjalamahabhashya
  142. Patanjali
  143. Patha
  144. Pathaka
  145. Pathaki
  146. Pathana
  147. Pathya
  148. Pathyavaktra
  149. Patita
  150. Patresamitadi
  151. Paunahpunya
  152. Paurastyavaiyakarana
  153. Paurvaparya
  154. Paushkarasadi
  155. Pavanadhruvaka
  156. Pavanoddhuta
  157. Pavvyeka
  158. Payagunda
  159. Payitta
  160. Payodhara
  161. Pedubhatta
  162. Peja
  163. Ph
  164. Pha
  165. Phadegan
  166. Phak
  167. Phala
  168. Phan
  169. Phanadi
  170. Phi
  171. Phin
  172. Phitsutra
  173. Phulla
  174. Picchadi
  175. Pidana
  176. Pilvadi
  177. Pingala
  178. Pingalacarya
  179. Pingalachandasara
  180. Pingalarthapradipika
  181. Pingalasutra
  182. Pinja
  183. Pipilikamadhya
  184. Pishel
  185. Pit
  186. Pita
  187. Pitav
  188. Pitkarana
  189. Pitkrita
  190. Pitva
  191. Plakshadi
  192. Plakshayana
  193. Plakshi
  194. Pluta
  195. Pluti
  196. Pra
  197. Prabha
  198. Prabhacandra
  199. Prabhadraka
  200. Prabhavati
  201. Prabheda
  202. Prabhriti
  203. Pracaya
  204. Pracinamata
  205. Pracitakasamabhidha
  206. Pracyapadavritti
  207. Pracyavaiyakarana
  208. Pracyavritti
  209. Pradana
  210. Pradarshana
  211. Pradesha
  212. Pradeshashastra
  213. Pradeshika
  214. Pradhana
  215. Pradhanashishta
  216. Pradhanya
  217. Pradhvamsin
  218. Pradi
  219. Pradipa
  220. Pradipakara
  221. Pradipavivarana
  222. Pradisamasa
  223. Pradyusac
  224. Pragadyadi
  225. Pragatha
  226. Pragdesha
  227. Pragdishiya
  228. Pragdivyatiya
  229. Pragghitiya
  230. Praghattaka
  231. Pragita
  232. Pragiviya
  233. Pragraha
  234. Pragrihita
  235. Pragrihitapada
  236. Pragrihya
  237. Pragvahatiya
  238. Pragvatiya
  239. Praharanakalita
  240. Praharshini
  241. Praishadi
  242. Prajjhatika
  243. Prajnadi
  244. Prak
  245. Prakalpaka
  246. Prakalpakriya
  247. Prakampa
  248. Prakara
  249. Prakarana
  250. Prakaranagrantha
  251. Prakarsha
  252. Prakarshagati
  253. Prakarshana
  254. Prakasha
  255. Prakashendra
  256. Prakirnaka
  257. Prakirnakanda
  258. Prakkitiya
  259. Prakrama
  260. Prakrishta
  261. Prakrita
  262. Prakritadhvani
  263. Prakritasarvasya
  264. Prakritavyakarana
  265. Prakriti
  266. Prakritibhava
  267. Prakritiniyama
  268. Prakritipratyapatti
  269. Prakritipratyayavibhaga
  270. Prakritya
  271. Prakrityantara
  272. Prakrityarthaniyama
  273. Prakriyakaumudi
  274. Prakriyakaumudisara
  275. Prakriyakaumudivritti
  276. Prakriyaprakasha
  277. Prakriyaprasada
  278. Prakriyasamgraha
  279. Prakrutisvara
  280. Pramada
  281. Pramadika
  282. Pramana
  283. Pramani
  284. Pramanika
  285. Pramanya
  286. Pramita
  287. Pramitakshara
  288. Pramuditavadana
  289. Prana
  290. Pranapana
  291. Pranava
  292. Pranayata
  293. Pranyan
  294. Pranyasta
  295. Prapaka
  296. Prapana
  297. Prapanca
  298. Prapathaka
  299. Praptavibhasha
  300. Prapti
  301. Praptijna
  302. Prapya
  303. Prarthana
  304. Prasada
  305. Prasadavasinyaya
  306. Prasajya
  307. Prasajyapratishedha
  308. Prasajyeta
  309. Prasakta
  310. Prasamghana
  311. Prasanga
  312. Prasanna
  313. Prasarana
  314. Prasaranin
  315. Prashlesha
  316. Prashlishta
  317. Prashlishtanirdesha
  318. Prashshlishta
  319. Prasiddha
  320. Prasrita
  321. Prastara
  322. Prastaracakra
  323. Prastaracintamani
  324. Prastaradyashtakarmavyakhya
  325. Prastaranayana
  326. Prastaranirupana
  327. Prastarashekhara
  328. Prastarasindhu
  329. Prastaravicara
  330. Prastarodaharana
  331. Prastarotkarshasangraha
  332. Prastava
  333. Prasvara
  334. Pratapakutuka
  335. Prathama
  336. Prathamakalpika
  337. Prathamya
  338. Pratidvandvabhavin
  339. Pratihara
  340. Pratihata
  341. Pratijanadi
  342. Pratijna
  343. Pratikantham
  344. Pratikrama
  345. Pratiloma
  346. Pratilomya
  347. Pratinirdishyamana
  348. Pratipadapatha
  349. Pratipadavidhana
  350. Pratipadavidhi
  351. Pratipadika
  352. Pratipadikagrahana
  353. Pratipadikakarya
  354. Pratipadikartha
  355. Pratipadikasvara
  356. Pratipadokta
  357. Pratipatti
  358. Pratipattigariyastva
  359. Pratipattigaurava
  360. Pratipattilaghava
  361. Pratiprasava
  362. Pratirupaka
  363. Pratisamskarana
  364. Pratishakhya
  365. Pratishedha
  366. Pratishedhabaliyastva
  367. Pratishedhaka
  368. Pratishedhya
  369. Pratishiddha
  370. Pratishrutka
  371. Pratishtha
  372. Pratitartha
  373. Prativarna
  374. Pratividhana
  375. Pratiyegin
  376. Pratrinna
  377. Pratyadana
  378. Pratyahara
  379. Pratyaharahnika
  380. Pratyaharasutra
  381. Pratyaharasutravicara
  382. Pratyakhyana
  383. Pratyakhyanapaksha
  384. Pratyakhyanavadin
  385. Pratyakshakriya
  386. Pratyamnaya
  387. Pratyapatti
  388. Pratyapida
  389. Pratyarambhah
  390. Pratyasanga
  391. Pratyasatti
  392. Pratyasattinyaya
  393. Pratyavamarsha
  394. Pratyaya
  395. Pratyayadhatu
  396. Pratyayagrahanaparibhasha
  397. Pratyayalakshana
  398. Pratyayaniyama
  399. Pratyayanta
  400. Pratyayapada
  401. Pratyayartha
  402. Pratyayasvara
  403. Pratyayavidhi
  404. Pratyuccara
  405. Pratyudaharana
  406. Pratyujjivana
  407. Praudhamanorama
  408. Praudhamanoramakhandana
  409. Praudhamanoramatika
  410. Pravacana
  411. Pravada
  412. Pravadinah
  413. Pravana
  414. Pravartakopadhyaya
  415. Pravartana
  416. Pravibhakta
  417. Pravigraha
  418. Pravriddhadi
  419. Pravritta
  420. Pravrittaka
  421. Pravrittakavritta
  422. Pravritti
  423. Pravrittibheda
  424. Pravrittika
  425. Pravrittinimitta
  426. Praya
  427. Prayaga
  428. Prayashcitta
  429. Prayatana
  430. Prayatna
  431. Prayika
  432. Prayoga
  433. Prayogamukhamandana
  434. Prayoganiyama
  435. Prayogapallava
  436. Prayogaratnamala
  437. Prayogavidhi
  438. Prayogavishaya
  439. Prayojaka
  440. Prayojana
  441. Prayojya
  442. Prayoktra
  443. Prayuktakhyatamanjari
  444. Preksha
  445. Prekshadi
  446. Prepsu
  447. Preshani
  448. Prikta
  449. Prishodaradi
  450. Prishthapatin
  451. Prithagyogakarana
  452. Prithak
  453. Prithvadi
  454. Prithvi
  455. Prithvidharacarya
  456. Priya
  457. Priyadi
  458. Priyamvada
  459. Proktapumska
  460. Pu
  461. Puja
  462. Pujartha
  463. Pujyapada
  464. Puk
  465. Pum
  466. Pums
  467. Pumska
  468. Pumvadbhava
  469. Punahprasangavijnana
  470. Punahprasava
  471. Punargrahana
  472. Punarukta
  473. Punarvacana
  474. Punarvidhana
  475. Punarvritti
  476. Pundarikaksha
  477. Pundarikavitthala
  478. Punjaraja
  479. Punya
  480. Punyanandana
  481. Punyaraja
  482. Punyasundaragani
  483. Purana
  484. Purananta
  485. Puranapratyaya
  486. Purastat
  487. Purohitadi
  488. Purusha
  489. Purushadharma
  490. Purushakara
  491. Purushasamjna
  492. Purushottamadeva
  493. Purushottamavidyavagisha
  494. Purva
  495. Purvanighata
  496. Purvanipata
  497. Purvanta
  498. Purvantasasvara
  499. Purvapada
  500. Purvapadaprakritisvara
  501. Purvapadarthapradhanya
  502. Purvapaksha
  503. Purvaparapada
  504. Purvarupa
  505. Purvasavarnadirdha
  506. Purvasthanika
  507. Purvasutra
  508. Purvatrasiddhavacana
  509. Purvatrasiddhiya
  510. Purvavidhi
  511. Purvavipratishedha
  512. Pushadi
  513. Pushkaradi
  514. Pushkarana
  515. Pushpamala
  516. Pushpasamriddhi
  517. Pushpitagra
  518. Puta
  519. Putrat
  520. Pvadi
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