प्रिया

See also: प्राय, प्रायः, and प्रिय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā), feminine of प्रिय (priya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾɪ.jɑː/, [pɾi.jäː]

Noun

प्रिया • (priyā) f (Urdu spelling پريا)

(endearing) darling, dear, sweetheart
female lover; wife

Related terms

प्रिय (priya)

Proper noun

प्रिया • (priyā) f

a female given name, Priya, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of प्रिया (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रिया priyā	प्रियाएँ priyāẽ
oblique	प्रिया priyā	प्रियाओं priyāõ
vocative	प्रिया priyā	प्रियाओ priyāo

Descendants

→ English: Priya
Bengali: প্রিয়া (priẏa)

Further reading

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

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