पराया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit पराय (parāya), परायग (parāyaga, “belonging to another”), from Sanskrit परागत (parāgata, “gone”), परगत (paragata, “belonging with another”), or perhaps पराके (parāke, “at a distance”). See पर (para, “distant, a stranger”) for more.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾɑː.jɑː/, [pɐ.ɾäː.jäː]

Adjective

पराया • (parāyā)

strange, foreign, alien
another's

Declension

Declension of *पराया* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	पराया parāyā	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	पराई, परायी parāī, parāyī	पराई, परायी parāī, parāyī
oblique	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	पराई, परायी parāī, parāyī	पराई, परायी parāī, parāyī
vocative	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	पराई, परायी parāī, parāyī	पराई, परायी parāī, parāyī

Noun

पराया • (parāyā) m or f by sense

stranger

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *पराया* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पराया parāyā	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye
oblique	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	परायों parāyõ
vocative	पराए, पराये parāe, parāye	परायो parāyo

Declension of *पराया* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पराया parāyā	परायाएँ parāyāẽ
oblique	पराया parāyā	परायाओं parāyāõ
vocative	पराया parāyā	परायाओ parāyāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पराया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paragata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press