Pakhi
पाखीbird
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Girl name · Hindi
Pihu
पीहू
a chirping or calling sound; an affectionate name
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Pihu is associated with a bird's call and affectionate naming in Hindi usage. The proposed explanation compares its sound with calls represented as pī-pī or pīu in poetry. The dictionaries consulted do not establish this explanation as an etymology or supply a literal definition for the name. ‘A chirping or calling sound’ is therefore a description of the association, with the word's origin still unverified.
No dictionary entry documents this spelling with that sense, so the meaning above is the one families use, not a dictionary definition. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
पीहू is read pee-hoo, in two syllables with long vowels and a sounded h. Peehu makes the first vowel explicit, while Pihoo also appears. The Roman spellings vary in how they mark the vowels; the Devanagari form provides a clearer guide to this particular reading.
Also spelled Peehu.