परिहास

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit परिहास (parihāsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

परिहास • (parihāsm (Urdu spelling پَرِہَاس)

  1. joke
    Synonyms: ठिठोल (ṭhiṭhol), ठठोल (ṭhaṭhol), मज़ाक़ (mazāq), लाग़ (lāġ)
  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

  • Hindustani: (learned)
    Hindi: परिहास (parihās)
    Urdu: پَرِہَاس (parihās)
  • Malayalam: പരിഹാസം (parihāsaṁ)
  • Odia: ପରିହାସ (parihāsa) (learned)
  • 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)