परी

हिन्दी

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परी

/pə.ɾiː/ Hindi, Standard
[pɐ.ɾiː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian پری (parī), from Middle Persian plyk' (parīg). By surface analysis, पर (par, “feathers, wings”) + -ई (-ī, “-ed”). Compare Bengali পরী (pori).

noun parī · پری · परी · परियाँ · परियों

feminine fairy
Iranian, feminine peri
feminine, figuratively a beautiful woman

In English

fairy mythical being
peri sprite in Persian mythology

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MLA

"परी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

परी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80

Chicago

"परी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {परी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}