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pai[contrac. of pā`e, or S. पाƭ], s.m. The foot; footstep; track, trace, mark, vestige; pursuit;—nerve, tendon, sinew;—adv. In the footsteps (of, -ke), in the track (of), in pursuit (of), following; after, behind (=pīćhe); by reason (of), on account (of), therefore:—pai-ā-pai, pai-ba-pai, pai-dar-pai, adv. Step by step; one after another, in succession, successively, consecutively; repeatedly, continuously, incessantly:—pai ānā, v.n. To have a splint (a horse):—pai-ḵẖāna, s.m. A privy; cesspool;—filth, dirt (=pā`e ḵẖāna, q.v.):—pai-rav, pairau (see ravor rau) adj. & s.m. Following;—follower:—attendant; follower or member of a religious sect; votary; sectarian:—pai-ravī, s.f. Following, going after; pursuit; prosecution; effort, exertion, endeavour; following the example (of), imitation; adherence; observance, compliance; hunting (after), search, quest, investigation; consequence; precedent:—pairavīkarnā(-kī), To go after, follow, pursue, trace, track, seek, hunt (for); to prosecute, conduct (a suit, etc.); to continue, persevere (in a course); to follow the example (of), to imitate; to observe, comply (with):—pai karnā(-kā), To follow, pursue; to be importunate; to persecute, etc. (=pīćhākarnā, q.v.):—pai-kaṛā, pai-kaṛhā, s.m. pai-kaṛī, s.f. Iron chains (for the legs of convicts), fetters;-ornamental rings worn on the ankles, anklets:—pai le-jānā(-par), To trace, track, get scent (of), obtain a clue (to); to find out, discover; to comprehend.
Origin: Persian