पराया

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पराया

/pə.ɾɑː.jɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[pɐ.ɾäː.jäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit पराय (parāya), परायग (parāyaga, “belonging to another”), from Sanskrit परागत (parāgata, “gone”), परगत (paragata, “belonging with another”), or perhaps पराके (parāke, “at a distance”). See पर (para, “distant, a stranger”) for more.

adjective parāyā · پرایا · पराया · पराए · पराये · पराई

strange, foreign, alien
another's

noun parāyā · پرایا · पराया · पराए · पराये

by personal gender, feminine, masculine stranger

In English

outsider one who is not part of a community or organization

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MLA

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

APA

पराया. (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%AF%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

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

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