Piṃsati¹

to adorn, form, embellish; orig. to prick, cut. Perhaps piṃsare (3. pl. med.) Ja.v.202 belongs here, in meaning “tinkle, sound” (lit. prick) explained in C. by viravati. Other der. see under pingala piñjara, pesakāra.

piś or piṃś, cp. Vedic piṃśati, with two bases viz. Idg. *peig, as in P. piñjara & pingala; Lat. pingo to paint, embroider; and *peik, as in Sk. piṃśati, peśaḥ Av. paes-to embellish; Gr. ποικίλος many-coloured Goth. fēh, Ags. fāh id. See detail in Walde, Lat Wtb. under pingo.

Piṃsati²

1. to grind, crush, pound Ja.i.452; Ja.ii.363; Ja.iv.3 (matthakaṃ), Ja.iv.440 (akaluñ candanañ ca silāya p.); Mil.43; Dhp-a.iii.184 (gandhe piṃsissati; BB pisissati).
2. to knock against each other, make a sound Ja.v.202: see piṃsati¹

pp piṃsa & piṭṭha¹. See also pisati and paṭi˚.

piṣ or piṃṣ, Vedic pinaṣṭi, cp. Lat. pinso to grind, pīla = pestle, pistillum = pistil; Lith. paisýti to pound barley; Gr. πτίσσω id.; Ohg. fesa = Nhg. fese