پیارا

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭𑀬 (piyāraya-, “dear”)[1], Sanskrit प्रियकारा (priyakārā, “agreeable”), from प्रिय (priya) +‎ कार (kāra). By surface analysis, پیار (pyār) +‎ ـا.

Adjective

پْیارا • (pyārā) (Hindi spelling प्यारा)

  1. darling, dear, beloved
    Synonym: دُلارا (dulārā)
  2. lovely, pleasing, agreeable, charming

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese pera (“pear”). Cognate with Bengali পেয়ারা (peẏara), Malayalam പേര (pēra), Gujarati પેરુ (peru), Marathi पेरू (perū), Swahili pera.

Noun

پیارا • (pyārā) m (Hindi spelling पियारा)

  1. guava
    Synonym: امرود

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “8975”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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