परि

See also: परि-

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pári, from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (pairi), Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adverb

परि॑ • (pári)

  1. around, round; about
  2. against, towards

Descendants

  • Hindi: परि- (pari-)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Old Javanese: pari-
  • Telugu: పరి- (pari-)
  • Thai: ปริ (bpà-rí)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “pari”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 91
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “pári”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 216

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