परनी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.niː/, [pɐɾ.niː]

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)

1. a bride, maiden

   Synonyms: दुल्हन (dulhan), वधू (vadhū)

Declension

Declension of परनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परनी parnī	परनियाँ parniyā̃
oblique	परनी parnī	परनियों parniyõ
vocative	परनी parnī	परनियो parniyo

Etymology 2

From परन (paran, “leaf”) +‎ -ई (-ī, feminine suffix), from Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá, “leaf”).

Noun

परनी • (parnī) f (Urdu spelling پَرْنی)

1. metal foil; tinsel

   Synonym: पन्नी (pannī)

Declension

Declension of परनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परनी parnī	परनियाँ parniyā̃
oblique	परनी parnī	परनियों parniyõ
vocative	परनी parnī	परनियो parniyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: 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