पेट (pet)
noun
The basic word for 'stomach/belly', both as a body part and as the seat of hunger, appetite, and (figuratively) livelihood.
Sense
1
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stomach, belly (body part)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: उदर (udar, formal/literary), शिकम (shikam, rare)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Pain, growth, and physical sensations in the पेट (pet) are usually described with dative-subject or possessive constructions -- मेरा पेट दर्द कर रहा है (meraa pet dard kar rahaa hai, 'my stomach is aching') -- reflecting the Hindi habit of treating the body as the site of an experience rather than an active agent.
Common Mistakes: 1) पेट (pet) refers to the whole belly/abdomen area, not narrowly the internal organ -- so पेट दर्द है (pet dard hai, 'there's a stomachache') covers general abdominal pain, not just gastric issues. 2) Learners sometimes say पेट में दर्द है (pet men dard hai, 'there's pain in the stomach') where a native speaker might just as naturally drop the में (men) and say पेट दर्द है (pet dard hai) in casual speech.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा पेट दर्द कर रहा है।
My stomach is aching.
(meraa pet dard kar rahaa hai।)
बचपन में मेरे पेट पर एक गहरा निशान था।
In my childhood there was a deep scar on my stomach.
(bachpan men mere pet par ek gahraa nishaan thaa।)
डॉक्टर ने मरीज़ के पेट का ऑपरेशन किया।
The doctor operated on the patient's stomach.
(doktar ne mariiz ke pet kaa opreshan kiyaa।)
अपना पेट ढँक कर सोया करो, ठंड लग जाएगी।
Cover your stomach while sleeping, you'll catch a cold.
(apnaa pet dhank kar soyaa karo, thand lag jaaegii।)
अगर मेरा पेट इतना बड़ा न होता, तो ये कमीज़ फ़िट आ जाती।
If my stomach weren't so big, this shirt would have fit.
(agar meraa pet itnaa badaa n hotaa, to ye kamiiz fit aa jaatii।)
वह अपने पेट के बल लेटा हुआ था।
He was lying on his stomach.
(vah apne pet ke bal letaa huaa thaa।)
एक्स-रे में साफ़ दिख रहा था कि उसके पेट में क्या फँसा है।
It was clearly visible in the X-ray what was stuck in his stomach.
(eks-re men saaf dikh rahaa thaa ki uske pet men kyaa phansaa hai।)
शायद उसके पेट में कोई गड़बड़ हो, इसलिए वह इतना बेचैन है।
Maybe there's some trouble in his stomach, that's why he is so restless.
(shaayad uske pet men koii gadbad ho, islie vah itnaa bechain hai।)
सर्जरी के बाद उसका पेट पट्टियों से बाँधा गया था।
After the surgery, his stomach was bandaged.
(sarjrii ke baad uskaa pet pattiyon se baandhaa gayaa thaa।)
योग करने से पेट की मांसपेशियाँ मज़बूत होती हैं।
Doing yoga strengthens the stomach muscles.
(yog karne se pet kii maanspeshiyaan mazboot hotii hain।)
गर्भावस्था के दौरान उसका पेट धीरे-धीरे बढ़ता गया।
During the pregnancy, her stomach gradually grew bigger.
(garbhaavasthaa ke dauraan uskaa pet dhiire-dhiire badhtaa gayaa।)
Sense
2
:
hunger, appetite (as a felt need)
noun, masculine Common in the pattern पेट भरना (pet bharnaa, 'to fill the stomach/be full') and पेट भरा होना (pet bharaa honaa, 'to be full/satisfied').
Synonyms: भूख (bhookh, more common for pure 'hunger')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: पेट भरना (pet bharnaa) is the everyday way to talk about being fed or full, and पेट भर खाना (pet bhar khaanaa, 'to eat one's fill') is a common phrase heard at family meals when someone urges you to eat more.
Common Mistakes: 1) पेट भरना (pet bharnaa) means 'to satisfy hunger, be full' -- learners sometimes reach for भूख भरना (bhookh bharnaa) by analogy, but that is not how native speakers phrase it; भूख (bhookh) is 'satisfied' (मिटाना/शांत करना (mitaanaa/shaant karnaa)), while पेट (pet) is what gets 'filled'.
Sample Sentences:
पहले पेट भर लो, फिर बात करेंगे।
First fill your stomach, then we'll talk.
(pahle pet bhar lo, phir baat karenge।)
दादी हमेशा कहती हैं, पेट भर के खाओ, शरमाओ मत।
Grandma always says, eat your fill, don't be shy.
(daadii hameshaa kahtii hain, pet bhar ke khaao, sharmaao mat।)
इतना कम खाने से पेट कैसे भरेगा?
How will your appetite be satisfied by eating so little?
(itnaa kam khaane se pet kaise bharegaa?)
दो रोटियों से मेरा पेट भर गया।
I got full after two rotis.
(do rotiyon se meraa pet bhar gayaa।)
काश हमारे पास इतना अनाज होता कि सबका पेट भर जाता।
If only we had enough grain that everyone's hunger could be satisfied.
(kaash hamaare paas itnaa anaaj hotaa ki sabkaa pet bhar jaataa।)
गरीब बच्चों का पेट भरना सरकार की ज़िम्मेदारी है।
Feeding poor children's hunger is the government's responsibility.
(gariib bachchon kaa pet bharnaa sarkaar kii zimmedaarii hai।)
इतनी मिर्च से तो पेट भरने के बजाय जल जाएगा।
With this much chili, instead of your hunger being satisfied, your stomach will burn.
(itnii mirch se to pet bharne ke bajaay jal jaaegaa।)
माँ चाहती है कि बच्चा पेट भर के खाए।
The mother wants the child to eat his fill.
(maan chaahtii hai ki bachchaa pet bhar ke khaae।)
जब तक भूखे का पेट न भरे, तब तक चैन कहाँ?
Where is there peace until a hungry person's stomach is filled?
(jab tak bhookhe kaa pet n bhare, tab tak chain kahaan?)
उस बुज़ुर्ग का पेट भोजन से भर दिया गया।
That elderly person's hunger was satisfied with food.
(us buzurg kaa pet bhojan se bhar diyaa gayaa।)
मेला घूमते-घूमते पेट भर गया, अब कुछ खाने का मन नहीं है।
I got full just wandering around the fair, I don't feel like eating anything now.
(melaa ghoomte-ghoomte pet bhar gayaa, ab kuchh khaane kaa man nahiin hai।)
Sense
3
:
livelihood, one's living/sustenance (figurative)
noun, masculine Occurs mainly in the fixed idiom पेट भरना (pet bharnaa, 'to earn one's living') and पेट पालना (pet paalnaa, 'to support oneself/one's family').
Synonyms: रोज़ी (rozii), गुज़ारा (guzaaraa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear people say मेरा पेट इससे चलता है (meraa pet isse chaltaa hai, 'this is how I make my living') when talking about their job or trade -- the belly stands in for one's whole economic survival, a very common metaphor in Hindi about work and money.
Common Mistakes: 1) पेट पालना (pet paalnaa) literally 'to nurture the stomach' means 'to make a living, support a family' -- a learner unfamiliar with the idiom might misread it as literally about feeding oneself rather than about earning income to survive.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा पेट इससे चलता है।
This is how I make my living.
(meraa pet isse chaltaa hai।)
इस छोटी सी दुकान से ही उसका पेट चलता है।
This little shop alone is what sustains his livelihood.
(is chhotii sii dukaan se hii uskaa pet chaltaa hai।)
बरसों से रिक्शा चलाकर वह अपना पेट भर रहा है।
He has been earning his livelihood by driving a rickshaw for years.
(barson se rikshaa chalaakar vah apnaa pet bhar rahaa hai।)
फैक्ट्री बंद होने से सैकड़ों मज़दूरों का पेट खतरे में पड़ गया।
With the factory shutting down, hundreds of workers' livelihoods were put at risk.
(phaiktrii band hone se saikdon mazdooron kaa pet khatre men pad gayaa।)
अगर यह काम छूट गया तो मेरा पेट कैसे चलेगा?
If I lose this job, how will I make my living?
(agar yah kaam chhoot gayaa to meraa pet kaise chalegaa?)
अपने बच्चों का पेट भरने के लिए वह दिन-रात मेहनत करता था।
He used to toil day and night just to feed his children.
(apne bachchon kaa pet bharne ke lie vah din-raat mehnat kartaa thaa।)
काश उसे कोई ऐसा काम मिल जाता जिससे उसका पेट अच्छे से चल पाता।
If only he could find work that would let him earn a decent living.
(kaash use koii aisaa kaam mil jaataa jisse uskaa pet achchhe se chal paataa।)
पेट पालने के लिए आदमी को कभी-कभी अपनी इज़्ज़त तक गिरवी रखनी पड़ती है।
To earn a living, a man sometimes has to pawn even his own dignity.
(pet paalne ke lie aadmii ko kabhii-kabhii apnii izzat tak girvii rakhnii padtii hai।)
यह नौकरी करो, ताकि घर का पेट चल सके।
Take this job, so that the household's livelihood can be sustained.
(yah naukrii karo, taaki ghar kaa pet chal sake।)
गाँव में इतनी बेरोज़गारी है कि लोगों का पेट भरना मुश्किल हो गया है।
There is so much unemployment in the village that it has become hard for people to earn their living.
(gaanv men itnii berozgaarii hai ki logon kaa pet bharnaa mushkil ho gayaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
पेट
(pet)
(sg.m.oblique):
पेट
(pet)
(pl.m.direct):
पेट
(pet)
(pl.m.oblique):
पेटों
(peton)