pada

[ pah-duh ]

noun

1. a unit of Sanskrit or Vedic poetic meter, a series of light and heavy syllables, usually one quarter of a four-line stanza.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pada¹

First recorded in 1855–65; from Sanskrit pāda “foot, quarter” (i.e. a foot of a quadruped)

Example Sentences

Bhanu Pada Chakraborty, a senior police official in the district, denied reports of mosques being torched, but said some had been vandalised, without confirming a number.

From BBC

Three suspected hitmen were arrested Wednesday along with two loaded firearms and another weight machine-like object, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner Krishna Pada Roy.

From Washington Times

Dampak gempa 6.4 SR di 28 km barat laut Lombok Timur kedalaman 10 km pada 29/7/2018 pukul 05.47 WIB, beberapa bangunan dan rumah mengalami kerusakan di Sambelia Lombok Timur.

From BBC

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports there are sometimes up to five medical aides working in the Halawa infirmary, but at the moment, Almeida and Pada are the only two.

From Seattle Times

Pada was sentenced to 15 years for a robbery in 2009.

From Seattle Times