As a Hindi name
पेय · masculine
a drink, beverage
पेय
drinkable, potable
Śabdasāgara also records: पीने योग्य । जिसे पी सकें · जो पान किया जाय
Platts (p. 303) also records: Suitable or fit to be taken or drunk, drinkable
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi पेय — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit पेय (peya).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
peya mfn. to be drunk or quaffed, drinkable, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
to be tasted, tastable, MBh. (opp. to ghreya, spṛśya &c.)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be drunk or quaffed, drinkable, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "peya" is the vocative of "peyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
peya mfn. to be drunk or quaffed, drinkable, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
to be tasted, tastable, MBh. (opp. to ghreya, spṛśya &c.)
to be taken (as medicine), Car.
to be drunk in or enjoyed by (cf. śrotra-p˚)
peya m. (sc. yajña-kratu) a drink offering, libation, ŚāṅkhŚr.
peyā f. rice gruel or any drink mixed with a small quantity of boiled rice, MBh.; Car.; Suśr.
a species of anise (= miśreyā), L.
Alternative readings
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