pad

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(for) status, (for) position, (for) rank; (for) state.

Grammar: noun, instrumental case; masculine, singular.

Etymology: Sindhi - padu (position, status); Rajasthani/Braj - pad (footstep, trace, mark, rank, dignity, degree); Sanskrit - padam (पदम् - a step, pace, stride; a footstep, trace, mark).