परिक्रमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिक्रमा (parikramā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾɪk.ɾə.mɑː/, [pɐ.ɾɪk.ɾɐ.mäː]

Noun

परिक्रमा • (parikramā) f

1. circumambulation (especially in a temple)

   Synonyms: फेरी (pherī), प्रदक्षिणा (pradakṣiṇā)

2. (astronomy) orbit

Declension

Declension of परिक्रमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परिक्रमा parikramā	परिक्रमाएँ parikramāẽ
oblique	परिक्रमा parikramā	परिक्रमाओं parikramāõ
vocative	परिक्रमा parikramā	परिक्रमाओ parikramāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परिक्रमा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾik.ɾɐ.mɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾik.ɾɐ.mɑː/

Noun

परिक्रमा • (parikramā) stem, f

1. circumambulation