पराठा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पराँठा (parā̃ṭhā)
Etymology
Uncertain; probably from an earlier unattested [script needed] (*pallaṭṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï, “to turn over”), as parathas are flipped over when cooking (like pancakes).[1] Compare Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ɾɑː.ʈʰɑː/, [pɐ.ɾäː.ʈʰäː]
Noun
पराठा • (parāṭhā) m (Urdu spelling پراٹھا)
- paratha (Indian bread)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पराठा parāṭhā |
पराठे parāṭhe |
| oblique | पराठे parāṭhe |
पराठों parāṭhõ |
| vocative | पराठे parāṭhe |
पराठो parāṭho |
Derived terms
- लच्छा पराठा (lacchā parāṭhā)
Descendants
- → Burmese: ပလာတာ (pa.lata)
- → English: paratha
- → Persian:
- Dari: پَرَاتَه (parāta)
- → Mauritian Creole: farata
References
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पराठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press