Sanskrit · noun · Love & Longing

Piu

पीउ

said pee-oo

also written: pihu, piya

Meaning

The beloved; an older form of 'piya', also echoing the cry of the papiha bird longing for its mate.

Literally: from Skt priya

Related words

The beloved; a woman's term of endearment for her lover or husband, ubiquitous in Hindavi and folk verse.

The hawk-cuckoo or pied cuckoo; the rain-bird whose insistent cry pines for the raindrop and the beloved.