प्याज़ (pyaaz)
noun
A single everyday sense: the vegetable onion, used constantly in Hindi kitchen and market talk. Gender varies by speaker (see the gender field), which does not split the sense.
Sense
1
:
onion
noun, masculine/feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Onion prices are practically a national mood-ring in India -- प्याज़ के दाम (pyaaz ke daam, 'onion prices') shooting up is recurring news and dinner-table complaint, so this word carries a bit of everyday economic drama beyond just the vegetable itself. You'll hear it constantly at the सब्ज़ी वाला (sabzii vaalaa, 'vegetable vendor')'s cart.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to fix the gender as one or the other, but प्याज़ (pyaaz) genuinely varies between speakers -- you will hear both प्याज़ अच्छा है (pyaaz achchhaa hai, 'the onion is good') and प्याज़ अच्छी है (pyaaz achchhii hai) in Delhi-NCR, sometimes from the same person on different days. 2) The nuqta on ज़ is often dropped in casual writing (प्याज), but the pronunciation with the 'z' sound stays standard.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे एक किलो प्याज़ चाहिए।
I need a kilo of onions.
(mujhe ek kilo pyaaz chaahie।)
इस बार प्याज़ के दाम फिर बढ़ गए हैं।
This time onion prices have gone up again.
(is baar pyaaz ke daam phir badh gae hain।)
सब्ज़ी वाला रोज़ सुबह ताज़े प्याज़ बेचता है।
The vegetable vendor sells fresh onions every morning.
(sabzii vaalaa roz subah taaze pyaaz bechtaa hai।)
कृपया सब्ज़ी में थोड़े प्याज़ डाल दीजिए।
Please add a little onion to the vegetable dish.
(kripyaa sabzii men thode pyaaz daal diijie।)
अगर प्याज़ इतना सस्ता होता, तो मैं पाँच किलो खरीद लेता।
If onions were this cheap, I would have bought five kilos.
(agar pyaaz itnaa sastaa hotaa, to main paanch kilo khariid letaa।)
माँ अभी रसोई में प्याज़ काट रही है।
Mom is cutting onions in the kitchen right now.
(maan abhii rasoii men pyaaz kaat rahii hai।)
पिछले महीने प्याज़ के दाम आसमान छू गए थे।
Last month, onion prices touched the sky.
(pichhle mahiine pyaaz ke daam aasmaan chhoo gae the।)
बाज़ार में प्याज़ छाँटा जा रहा है।
The onions are being sorted in the market.
(baazaar men pyaaz chhaantaa jaa rahaa hai।)
शायद इस बार बारिश की वजह से प्याज़ की फ़सल खराब हो जाए।
Perhaps this time the onion crop will spoil because of the rain.
(shaayad is baar baarish kii vajah se pyaaz kii fasal kharaab ho jaae।)
अगले हफ्ते तक प्याज़ के दाम शायद और बढ़ जाएँगे।
By next week, onion prices will probably go up even more.
(agle haphte tak pyaaz ke daam shaayad aur badh jaaenge।)
थाली में प्याज़ के कुछ कच्चे टुकड़े रखे थे।
A few raw slices of onion were placed on the plate.
(thaalii men pyaaz ke kuchh kachche tukde rakhe the।)
प्याज़ के दाम पर हर चाय की दुकान पर बहस होती है।
There is a debate about onion prices at every tea stall.
(pyaaz ke daam par har chaay kii dukaan par bahas hotii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct):
प्याज़
(pyaaz)
(sg.m/f.oblique):
प्याज़
(pyaaz)
(pl.m/f.direct):
प्याज़ें
(pyaazen)
(pl.m/f.oblique):
प्याज़ों
(pyaazon)