पैदाइश (paidaaish)
noun
A noun meaning 'birth' or 'origin/production' -- most often met in the fixed phrase for stating where someone was born, and in formal/administrative talk of birth or manufacture.
Sense
1
:
birth (of a person); native origin
noun, feminine Common in the pattern X की पैदाइश होना (X kii paidaaish honaa) meaning 'to be a native of X,' e.g. दिल्ली की पैदाइश (dillii kii paidaaish, 'a native of Delhi').
Synonyms: जन्म (janm), उत्पत्ति (utpatti, formal/literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this a lot in casual conversation when people are placing each other: कहाँ की पैदाइश हो? (kahaan kii paidaaish ho?, 'where are you originally from?'). It has a slightly earthier, more spoken-Hindustani feel than जन्म (janm), which leans more formal or written.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for जन्म (janm) by default; पैदाइश (paidaaish) is the more colloquial, everyday-spoken equivalent, especially when describing someone's hometown of origin rather than the formal fact of birth. 2) In the 'native of' sense, it is used as a noun describing the person (वह दिल्ली की पैदाइश है, vah dillii kii paidaaish hai, 'he is a native of Delhi'), not as a verb -- learners sometimes try to verb-ify it directly.
Sample Sentences:
आप कहाँ की पैदाइश हो?
Where are you originally from?
(aap kahaan kii paidaaish ho?)
मैं दिल्ली की पैदाइश हूँ।
I'm a native of Delhi.
(main dillii kii paidaaish hoon।)
वो पुराने लखनऊ की पैदाइश है, उसकी बोली से ही पता चल जाता है।
He's from old Lucknow -- you can tell just from his way of speaking.
(vo puraane lakhnaoo kii paidaaish hai, uskii bolii se hii pataa chal jaataa hai।)
उसकी पैदाइश किस साल की है?
What year was he born in?
(uskii paidaaish kis saal kii hai?)
मेरे दादा जी की पैदाइश आजादी से पहले की है।
My grandfather was born before independence.
(mere daadaa jii kii paidaaish aajaadii se pahle kii hai।)
उसकी पैदाइश और परवरिश दोनों मुंबई में हुई।
Both his birth and his upbringing happened in Mumbai.
(uskii paidaaish aur paravrish donon mumbaii men huii।)
अगर उसकी पैदाइश यहीं की होती, तो वो हिंदी इतनी अच्छी बोल पाता।
If he had been born right here, he'd be able to speak such good Hindi.
(agar uskii paidaaish yahiin kii hotii, to vo hindii itnii achchhii bol paataa।)
यार, तुम्हारी पैदाइश कहाँ की है? बोली से तो पंजाब का लग रहा है।
Dude, where are you from originally? From your accent you sound like you're from Punjab.
(yaar, tumhaarii paidaaish kahaan kii hai? bolii se to panjaab kaa lag rahaa hai।)
पैदाइश से ही उसे संगीत का शौक था, यह किसी ने सिखाया नहीं।
He's had a love of music since birth -- nobody taught him this.
(paidaaish se hii use sangiit kaa shauk thaa, yah kisii ne sikhaayaa nahiin।)
Sense
2
:
production, manufacture, or generation (of goods/things)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: उत्पादन (utpaadan, formal)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This usage shows up mostly in older or formal administrative Hindi-Urdu, describing where something is 'produced' or 'made' -- less alive in daily speech than the birth/origin sense above.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense overlaps with उत्पादन (utpaadan) but पैदाइश (paidaaish) is less common in this meaning today and can sound slightly dated or bureaucratic when applied to goods rather than living things.
Sample Sentences:
इस इलाके की पैदाइश गेहूं और गन्ना है।
The produce of this region is wheat and sugarcane.
(is ilaake kii paidaaish gehoon aur gannaa hai।)
इस साल कपड़े की पैदाइश में कमी आई है।
This year there has been a decline in the production of cloth.
(is saal kapde kii paidaaish men kamii aaii hai।)
फैक्ट्री की पैदाइश हर महीने बढ़ती जा रही है।
The factory's output is increasing every month.
(phaiktrii kii paidaaish har mahiine badhtii jaa rahii hai।)
सरकारी रिपोर्ट में इस माल की पैदाइश का ब्यौरा दर्ज था।
The details of this good's production were recorded in the government report.
(sarkaarii riport men is maal kii paidaaish kaa byauraa darj thaa।)
अगर कारखाना बंद हो जाए, तो पैदाइश रुक जाएगी।
If the factory were to close, production would stop.
(agar kaarkhaanaa band ho jaae, to paidaaish ruk jaaegii।)
काश इस मिल की पैदाइश इतनी कम न होती।
If only this mill's production were not so low.
(kaash is mil kii paidaaish itnii kam n hotii।)
पैदाइश को बढ़ाने के लिए नई मशीनें लगाई गईं।
New machines were installed in order to increase production.
(paidaaish ko badhaane ke lie naii mashiinen lagaaii gaiin।)
उस दौर में लोहे की पैदाइश देश की तरक्की की निशानी मानी जाती थी।
In that era, iron production was considered a sign of the nation's progress.
(us daur men lohe kii paidaaish desh kii tarakkii kii nishaanii maanii jaatii thii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
पैदाइश
(paidaaish)
(sg.f.oblique):
पैदाइश
(paidaaish)
(pl.f.direct):
पैदाइशें
(paidaaishen)
(pl.f.oblique):
पैदाइशों
(paidaaishon)