प्यादा

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प्यादा

/pjɑː.d̪ɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[pjäː.d̪äː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیاده (piyāda, literally “on foot”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭣𐭠𐭲𐭪' (pdʾtk' /⁠payādag⁠/). Compare Punjabi ਪਿਆਦਾ (piādā) / پیادہ (piyādā), Gujarati પ્યાદું (pyādũ), Marathi प्यादे (pyāde), Bengali পেয়াদা (peẏada), Kannada ಪ್ಯಾದೆ (pyāde).

noun pyādā · پیادہ · प्यादा · प्यादे · प्यादों

masculine infantryman, footsoldier
masculine pawn

In English

pawn chess piece
infantry soldiers who fight on foot
infantryman soldier who fights on foot

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MLA

"प्यादा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

प्यादा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"प्यादा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {प्यादा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}