पराठा

हिन्दी

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पराठा

/pə.ɾɑː.ʈʰɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[pɐ.ɾäː.ʈʰäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Uncertain; probably from an earlier unattested *पल्लट्ट (*pallaṭṭ) (see पलटना (palaṭnā) and पलटाना (palṭānā)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï, “to turn over”), as parathas are flipped over when cooking (like pancakes). Compare Marathi परोठा (paroṭhā).

noun parāṭhā · پراٹھا · पराठा · पराठे · पराठों

masculine paratha (Indian bread)

In English

paratha Indian bread

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MLA

"पराठा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

पराठा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE

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"पराठा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {पराठा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}