परख

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi परख (parakha), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (parikkha), from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā). Doublet of परीक्षा (parīkṣā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ɾəkʰ/, [pɐ.ɾɐkʰ]

Noun

परख • (parakh) f (Urdu spelling پرکھ)

  1. test, assessment
    परख लेना ― parakh lenā ― to test

Declension
Declension of परख (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct परख
parakh		 परखें
parakhẽ
oblique परख
parakh		 परखों
parakhõ
vocative परख
parakh		 परखो
parakho

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 197
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