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English
Etymology
From Persian پری (pari).
Noun
pari (plural paris)
- Alternative form of peri
2021, Farshad Torkashvand, Into the Embrace of Fire:The Pari, in Persian mythology, is a description of fairy beings but malevolent.
See also
Asturian
Verb
pari
- second-person singular imperative of parir
Catalan
Verb
pari
- inflection of parar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Cebuano
Etymology
Early borrowing from Spanish padre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɾiʔ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ri
Noun
parì
- priest
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (whence also English pair, Spanish par).
Pronunciation
Noun
pari
- pair, couple (two similar or identical things)
- parityöskentely ― pair work
- sukkapari ― a pair of socks
- couple, pair (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)
- aviopari ― married couple
- partner (someone with whom one does something, e.g. with whom one dances in a two-person dance)
- Synonym: kumppani
- paritanssi ― partner dance
- (in compounds) double, twin
- parisänky ― double bed
- paripyörä ― twin wheel
- Ellipsis of sähköpari (“electrochemical cell, battery cell”).
- (card games, poker) pair (two cards of the same rank)
- ässäpari ― pair of aces
- (finance, in compounds) par (short for parity)
- pariarvo ― par value
Declension
Descendants
See also
Adverb
pari
- a couple of (about two, certainly more than one but not much more than three)
- Near-synonym: muutama (often understood to be a little more than pari)
Olen käynyt Pietarissa pari kertaa.- I have been in St. Petersburg a couple of times.
- (ironically) quite a few, a lot, lots
Sinulla näyttää olevan pari levyä!- Wow, you have lots of records!
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Deverbal from parier.
Pronunciation
Noun
pari m (plural paris)
- wager, bet
- gamble, risk
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin pater, patrem.
Noun
pari m (plural paris)
- father
See also
Galician
Verb
pari
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of parir:
- first-person singular preterite indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Ido
Noun
pari
- plural of paro
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pari, from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.
Noun
pari
- ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish pari.
Pronunciation
Noun
pari
- pair
1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 50:Peenen pään pääl hänel [ƶirafaal] ono pari lyhyttä sarvia.- On its small head it has a pair of short horns.
- Short for pariskunta.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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pari
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parit
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genitive
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parin
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parriin, pariloin
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partitive
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parria
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parija, pariloja
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illative
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parrii
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parrii, pariloihe
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inessive
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paris
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pariis, parilois
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elative
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parist
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pariist, pariloist
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allative
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parille
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pariille, pariloille
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adessive
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paril
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pariil, pariloil
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ablative
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parilt
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pariilt, pariloilt
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translative
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pariks
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pariiks, pariloiks
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essive
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parinna, parriin
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pariinna, pariloinna, parriin, pariloin
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exessive1)
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parint
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pariint, pariloint
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1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 385
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.ri/
- Rhymes: -ari
- Hyphenation: pà‧ri
Etymology 1
From Latin pār.
Adjective
pari (invariable)
- equal
- Antonyms: impari, diverso
- even (of a number)
- Antonym: dispari
- rival
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
pari
- second-person singular present indicative of parere
Anagrams
Itene
Noun
pari
- bow (weapon for firing arrows)
References
- Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 162 (notes that this form is used in the Itoreauhip dialect as well as Itene proper)
Javanese
Romanization
pari
- Romanization of ꦥꦫꦶ
Kanakanabu
Noun
pari
- (anatomy) gall bladder
Karao
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish padre.
Noun
pari
- priest
Latin
Adjective
parī
- dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pār
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.
Pronunciation
Noun
pari (Jawi spelling ڤاري, plural pari-pari, informal 1st possessive pariku, 2nd possessive parimu, 3rd possessive parinya)
- ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)
Descendants
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤاري pari”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 49
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤاري pari”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 446
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pari”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507
Further reading
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *pali (“cliff”) (compare with Hawaiian pali, Tahitian pari).[1][2]
Noun
pari
- cliff
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 323
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pali.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “pari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Matlatzinca
Noun
pari
- horse
References
- Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Noun
pari
- money
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *pajay, compare Malay padi and Tetum hare.
Noun
pari
- rice (plant)
Descendants
Portuguese
Verb
pari
- inflection of parir:
- first-person singular preterite indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Quechua
Adjective
pari
- lukewarm, tepid, well-cooked
See also
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
pari m
- plural of par
Verb
pari
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive/imperative of părea
Sinacantán
Noun
pari
- sun
References
- Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pari, from Latin pār (“equal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pari n
- (finance) par (value equalling the face value)
- till pari ― on par
- under pari ― below par
- över pari ― above par
Declension
References
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From obsolescent variant pare, from Spanish padre, from Latin pater. Doublet of padre.
Noun
parì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒ)
- (religion) priest; father
- Synonyms: saserdote, dibino, presbitero, (colloquial) among
Coordinate terms
- madre (female counterpart)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Compare Kapampangan pari, Malay baji, Old Javanese paji, and Tamil வசி (vaci).
Noun
parì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒ)
- (obsolete) act of splitting wood with wedges
- Synonym: biyak
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 170: “Combidados) Pare (pp) C. tener Religioſos o Clerigos”
- page 324: “Frayle) Pare (pp) C. de qual quier habito que ſea”
- page 349: “Hender) Pare cõ cuñas de palo”
- page 424: “Miniſtro) Pare (pp) C. del Sancto Euangelio Religioſo o Clerigo”
- page 458: “Padre) Pare (pp) C. relijioſo o miniſtro q̃ aſiſte en los pueblo”
- page 523: “Relijioſo) Pare (pp) đ qualquier ordẽ”
Anagrams
Venetan
Noun
pari m pl
- plural of par
Votic
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish pari.
Pronunciation
Noun
pari
- pair
- partner, companion
Inflection
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pari”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
parí
- to finish, to end
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From pá (“to be bald”) + orí (“head”).
Pronunciation
Verb
párí
- to be bald
- Ó párí bí ọkọ alámàlà. ― He's bald like an àmàlà seller's husband.
Derived terms