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پشی — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

pišáy
Pronunciation:Standard: /pišáy/
Noun (Masculine)plural: پشیوOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

پشی (pišáy) is a Pashto n-m meaning “cat” in English او په اردو کې د «بلی، گربہ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form پشیو.

Meanings · Entry 11

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
cat
بلی، گربہ
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Proverbs (Mataloona)9 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پشی به د اورو جوړه کړم میو به څوک وکوي.»

“If I make a hearth for the cat, who will bake the bread?”

اگر بلی کے لیے چولہا بناؤں گا تو روٹی کون پکائے گا؟

Cultural context: Used humorously or critically when someone spends time or resources on trivial matters or unworthy individuals instead of essential tasks.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشی منده تر کادانی پوری دی.»

“The cat's runway/race reaches only as far as the straw-store.”

بلی کی دوڑ بس بھوسے کے ڈھیر (یا کادان) تک ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Used to mock someone who acts overly brave or ambitious within their tiny domain but lacks true range or capability outside it.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشی نظر په کولپی وی.»

“The cat's gaze is fixed on the milk-churn / dairy pot.”

بلی کی نظر ہمیشہ مکھن یا برتن پر رہتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Points out that someone with a specific habit or greed will always keep their eyes focused on their desired target.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د پشی په شان اووه ساوې لري»

“Like a cat, he has seven lives.”

بلی کی طرح سات جانیں رکھتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Said of a cunning or resilient person who miraculously escapes danger, ruin, or death multiple times.
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  • • د پشی په شان اووه ساوې لری
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د پشی منډه تر تاکی وي»

“The cat's run only goes as far as the vineyard wall.”

بلی کی دوڑ تاک (انگور کے باغ) تک ہی ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Indicates that a rogue, thief, or pretender has limited reach and will eventually be cornered or caught.
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  • • د پشی منډه تر تاکی وی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«فلانی لکه پشی اوه ساوی لري»

“So-and-so is like a cat with seven lives (souls).”

فلاں بلی کی طرح سات جانیں رکھتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Used to describe an extremely resourceful or resilient person who manages to survive repeated dangers and hardships.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«موږک واده، واده لری، پشی رابولی چې په غم ئی ولړی»

“The mouse is having a wedding, and it invites the cat to smear it with sorrow.”

چوہے کی شادی ہے اور وہ بلی کو بلا رہا ہے تاکہ غم میں شریک کرے۔

Cultural context: Highlights the foolishness of seeking help or forming alliances with one's natural enemy.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«پشى خو به له اوړو جوړه کړو خو ميو به څوک و»

“We can make a cat out of flour, but who will make the meow?”

آٹے کی بلی تو بنا لیں گے، پر میاؤں کون کرے گا؟

Cultural context: Used when a plan looks deceptively easy in theory, but the critical and difficult component remains unresolved.
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  • • پشی خو به له اوړو جوړه کړو خو میو به څوک و
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د سپی او پشی یارانه نه کیږی»

“Friendship between a dog and a cat is impossible.”

کتے اور بلی کی دوستی کبھی نہیں ہوسکتی۔

Cultural context: Reflects the natural enmity and incompatibility between two opposing natures, warning against false or impossible alliances.

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir/Obl Plural (-i)
پشيpišáyī
Obl Plural (-o)
پشوpišáyo
Vocative Singular (-ya)
پشیهpišáyya
Vocative Plural (-yo)
پشیوpišáyyo

Examples from corpora14

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

OALD Master Corpus

د سپی او پشی یارانه نه کیږی

OALD Master Corpus

د پشی منډه تر تاکی وی

PashDict Unified Lexicon

پشۍ په کوټه کې ویده ده.

“The cat is sleeping in the room.”

بلی کمرے میں سو رہی ہے۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Origin Unknown

Homograph 2; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 4 · Noun (Masculine)

پشی (n-m · Entry 2)

pəšáy
Pronunciation:Standard: /pəšáy/
Noun (Masculine)plural: پشیوOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 21

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
ram or goat with short ears
میش، مینڈھا، بکری
Example in context:

د سپی او پشی یارانه نه کیږی

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Entry #3 of 4 · Noun (Feminine)

پشي (n-f · Entry 3)

piší
Pronunciation:Standard: /piší/
Noun (Feminine)plural: پشيېOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 31

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
female cat
مہر، مؤنث، بلی
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Entry #4 of 4 · n. m.

پشيَ (n. m. · Entry 4)

pis̱ẖaey
Pronunciation:Standard: /pis̱ẖaey/
n. m.Masculineplural: يِOrigin: Persian → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 41

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
A he cat[classical]
[کلاسيک / تاريخي]
Page 179 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword پشی (pišáy) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه