-pā suff. denoting abstract condition, as in बढ़ापा old age, मोटापा fatness.

pahal·qad·mī fu initiative = पहल q. v.

pīp fu pus: घाव में ~ -- in the wound; ~ पड़ना to become putrid/mattery. [syn. मवाद]

piyakkaṛ a and mc drunkard, boozy (person); वह भारी ~ था he was a big drunkard, he was a very boozy fellow.

prithvī fu earth: ~ गोल the -- is round; ~ पर रहनेवाले लोग people living on the --. [syn. धरती]

pragatishīl a progressive [विचार ideas, लेखन writing, समाज society].

palaṭ·nā I. vi to turn back: वह अपनी पात से पलट गया he turned back on his word. II. vt 1. to overturn, to over- throw: त़ख़्ता/राज्य/सरकार ~ -- government. 2. to reverse: अपनी राय पलट देना -- one's opinion. 3. to turn over: -पन्‍ना पलटिए turn over the page. [also उलटना-पलटना, syn. उलटना]

pichh·vāṛā mu (a) back, rear (part): घर को पिछवाड़े at the back of the house. (b) back region/yard: मकान का ~ ख़तरनाक है the -- of the building is dangerous.

priya·var a very dear [in letters]: ~ रामनाथ my very dear Ram Nath.

pralobhan mc temptation, allurement: जीवन के ~ --s of life; किसी को ~ देना to tempt smb; ~ में आना/पड़ना to be tempt ed/allured.