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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀤 (pariṇīda), from Sanskrit परिणीत (pariṇīta, “married”, adjective). Doublet of परिणीत (pariṇīt).
Noun
परनी • (parnī) f (Urdu spelling پَرْنی)
- a bride, maiden
- Synonyms: दुल्हन (dulhan), वधू (vadhū)
Declension
Declension of परनी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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परनी
parnī
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परनियाँ
parniyā̃
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| oblique
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परनी
parnī
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परनियों
parniyõ
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| vocative
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परनी
parnī
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परनियो
parniyo
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Etymology 2
From परन (paran, “leaf”) + -ई (-ī, feminine suffix), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá, “leaf”).
Noun
परनी • (parnī) f (Urdu spelling پَرْنی)
- metal foil; tinsel
- Synonym: पन्नी (pannī)
Declension
Declension of परनी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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परनी
parnī
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परनियाँ
parniyā̃
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| oblique
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परनी
parnī
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परनियों
parniyõ
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| vocative
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परनी
parnī
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परनियो
parniyo
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Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “परनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press