Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɪl/

Noun

پيل • ‎(pail) m

1. start
2. commencement
3. beginning

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Persian 𐭯𐭩𐭫 ‎(pil, “elephant”), Aramaic ܦܝܠܐ ‎(pīlā), Old Armenian փիղ ‎(pʿił), Sanskrit पीलु ‎(pīlu) and Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 ‎(pīru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pil/

Noun

پيل • ‎(píl) m

1. elephant

Declension