परछाईं

Hindi

Alternative forms

• परछाई (parchāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (paḍicchāyā), from Sanskrit प्रतिच्छाया (praticchāyā, “reflection”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː.ĩː/, [pɐɾ.t͡ʃʰäː.ĩː]

Noun

परछाईं • (parchāī̃) f (Urdu spelling پرچھائیں)

1. shadow, shade

   Synonyms: छाया (chāyā), साया (sāyā)

2. reflection

   Synonym: प्रतिबिंब (pratibimb)

Declension

Declension of परछाईं (fem ind ī̃-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परछाईं parchāī̃	परछाइयाँ parchāiyā̃
oblique	परछाईं parchāī̃	परछाइयों parchāiyõ
vocative	परछाईं parchāī̃	परछाइयों parchāiyõ

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “परछाईं”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “praticchāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press