paras

English

Noun

paras

1. plural of para

Anagrams

• Psara, apars, apsar, parsa

Asturian

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of parar

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /paˈɾas/,

Noun

parás

1. an elevated path created across water or wet land, such as in a rice paddy

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /paˈɾas/,

Noun

paras

1. a vineyard
2. a grapevine; the plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow

Adjective

paras

1. uncouth

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

paras

1. wind

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognate with Finnish paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorre.

Adjective

paras (genitive paraja, partitive parajat or parast, comparative parajam, superlative kõige parajam)

1. suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting

   Need saapad on mulle parajad.

   These boots are fitting for me.

2. big, nice

   Ta on üks paras jõmpsikas.

   He's a big brat.

Inflection

Interjection

paras

1. Expresses schadenfreude

   Ta sai peksa. Paras talle!

   He got beaten up. Good for him!

Finnish

Alternative forms

• parhain, parahin

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras, derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *para (“good, suitable, fitting”). Cognate with Estonian paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorrẹ, Erzya паро (paro), Moksha пара (para), Komi-Zyrian бур (bur), Udmurt бур (bur), Eastern Mari поро (poro, “good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ras

Adjective

paras

1. superlative degree of hyvä: best

   maailman parhaaksi ― for the good of the world

   Hän on maailman paras juoksija.

   He is the best runner in the world.

   Sinun olisi parasta olla hiljaa.

   You had better be silent.

Declension

Antonyms

• huonoin

Derived terms

Related terms

• parempi

Collocations

• olla jonkun omaksi parhaaksi ― to be for one's own good
• koitua jonkun parhaaksi ― to turn out for someone's best
• nähdä jonkun parhaaksi ― to see something as one's best option

  Näin parhaaksi häipyä paikalta.

  I saw it best to get out of there.

References

Further reading

• “paras”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01

Anagrams

• parsa

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

paras

1. second-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

• râpas

Galician

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar
2. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ras/
• Rhymes: -ras
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay paras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₂ (“face, looks, appearance”).

Noun

paras (first-person possessive parasku, second-person possessive parasmu, third-person possessive parasnya)

1. face

   Synonym: wajah

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “trimmed; razor”), from Old Javanese paras (“trimmed; razor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

Adjective

paras

1. level

   Synonym: rata

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “rock”), from Old Javanese paras (“rock”). Doublet of padas.

Noun

paras (first-person possessive parasku, second-person possessive parasmu, third-person possessive parasnya)

1. (archaic) rock

Derived terms

Further reading

• “paras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognates include Finnish paras and Estonian paras.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Adjective

paras (not comparable)

1. best
2. favourite

Declension

gem=1

Derived terms

Related terms

• paremp (“better”)

See also

• hyvä (“good”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 384
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 74

Javanese

Romanization

paras

1. Romanization of ꦥꦫꦱ꧀

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pedas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapəjəs. Doublet of aplas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɾas/,
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Noun

paras

1. spiciness, pungence

Derived terms

See also

• Paras

Karao

Noun

paras

1. test

Karelian

Adjective

paras

1. best

Ladino

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاره (para), from Persian پاره (pâre, “coin, money”).

Noun

paras f pl (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאראס)

1. money

Latin

Verb

parās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of parō

Maguindanao

Noun

paras

1. face

Malay

Noun

paras (Jawi spelling ڤارس, plural paras-paras, informal 1st possessive parasku, 2nd possessive parasmu, 3rd possessive parasnya)

1. level (distance relative to a given reference elevation)

Further reading

• “paras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

paras

1. face

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ras/
• Rhymes: -ras
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably affixed karas (“tablet”) +‎ pa-.

Noun

paras

1. rock
2. rocky soil

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras), ꦥꦝꦱ꧀ (padhas) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: paras
  • → Indonesian: padas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

Noun

paras

1. something trimmed
2. razor

Derived terms

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras) (inherited)

Further reading

• "paras" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Portuguese

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar

Spanish

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

Swedish

Verb

paras

1. passive infinitive of para
2. present passive of para

Anagrams

• aspar, raspa, spara