परिहास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिहास (parihāsa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə.ɾɪ.ɦɑːs/, [pɐ.ɾɪ.ɦäːs]

Noun

परिहास • (parihāsm (Urdu spelling پرهاس)

  1. joke
  2. laughter
  3. jest
  4. merriment
  5. mirth
  6. pleasantry
  7. sport
  8. derision
  9. ridicule
  10. mockery

Declension

Declension of परिहास (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct परिहास
parihās
परिहास
parihās
oblique परिहास
parihās
परिहासों
parihāsõ
vocative परिहास
parihās
परिहासो
parihāso

References

  • John T. Platts (7 April 2012 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Noun

परिहास • (parihāsa) stemm

  1. fun, joke, jest, merriment
  2. joking, ridiculing, deriding, jesting
  3. mirth, laughing at

Descendants

  • Malayalam: പരിഹാസം (parihāsaṁ)
  • Tamil: பரிகாசம் (parikācam)
  • Telugu: పరిహాసం (parihāsaṁ)

References

  • “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], 7 April 2012 (last accessed)