परनी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɾ.niː/, [pɐɾ.niː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀤 (pariṇīda), from Sanskrit परिणीत (pariṇīta, “married”, adjective). Doublet of परिणीत (pariṇīt).
Noun
परनी • (parnī) f (Urdu spelling پَرْنی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | परनी parnī |
परनियाँ parniyā̃ |
| oblique | परनी parnī |
परनियों parniyõ |
| vocative | परनी parnī |
परनियो parniyo |
Etymology 2
From परन (paran, “leaf”) + -ई (-ī, feminine suffix), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá, “leaf”).
Noun
परनी • (parnī) f (Urdu spelling پَرْنی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | परनी parnī |
परनियाँ parniyā̃ |
| oblique | परनी parnī |
परनियों parniyõ |
| vocative | परनी parnī |
परनियो parniyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “परनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press