परिचय

See also: प्राच्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिचय (paricaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾɪ.t͡ʃəj/, [pɐ.ɾɪ.t͡ʃɐj]

Noun

परिचय • (paricay) m (Urdu spelling پرچی)

1. introduction (in a book etc.)
2. introduction, acquaintance

Declension

Declension of परिचय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परिचय paricay	परिचय paricay
oblique	परिचय paricay	परिचयों paricayõ
vocative	परिचय paricay	परिचयो paricayo

Derived terms

• परिचय करना (paricay karnā)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʌɾit͡sʌe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: परिचए

Noun

परिचय • (paricaya)

1. introduction, acquaintance, contact(s)

   परिचय गराउनु ― paricaya garāunu ― to introduce

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পৰিচয় (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬭᬶᬘᬬ (Balinese script)
• পরিচয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰨𑰰𑰓𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀘𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ပရိစယ (Burmese script)
• પરિચય (Gujarati script)
• ਪਰਿਚਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦫꦶꦕꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂩𑂱𑂒𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಪರಿಚಯ (Kannada script)
• បរិចយ (Khmer script)
• ປຣິຈຍ (Lao script)
• പരിചയ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᡵᡳᢜᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘨𑘱𑘓𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᠷᠢᢋᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧈𑧒𑦳𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐬𑐶𑐔𑐫 (Newa script)
• ପରିଚଯ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢬꢶꢗꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆫𑆴𑆖𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖨𑖰𑖓𑖧 (Siddham script)
• පරිචය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩼𑩑𑩡𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚤𑚮𑚏𑚣 (Takri script)
• பரிசய (Tamil script)
• పరిచయ (Telugu script)
• ปริจย (Thai script)
• པ་རི་ཙ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒩𑒱𑒔𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨫𑨁𑨣𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾi.t͡ɕɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾi.t͡ɕɐ.jɐ/

Etymology 1

From the root परिचि (parici, “to heap up”).

Noun

परिचय • (paricaya) stem, m

1. heaping up, accumulation

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of परिचय

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	परिचयः (paricayaḥ)	परिचयौ (paricayau) परिचया¹ (paricayā¹)	परिचयाः (paricayāḥ) परिचयासः¹ (paricayāsaḥ¹)
accusative	परिचयम् (paricayam)	परिचयौ (paricayau) परिचया¹ (paricayā¹)	परिचयान् (paricayān)
instrumental	परिचयेन (paricayena)	परिचयाभ्याम् (paricayābhyām)	परिचयैः (paricayaiḥ) परिचयेभिः¹ (paricayebhiḥ¹)
dative	परिचयाय (paricayāya)	परिचयाभ्याम् (paricayābhyām)	परिचयेभ्यः (paricayebhyaḥ)
ablative	परिचयात् (paricayāt)	परिचयाभ्याम् (paricayābhyām)	परिचयेभ्यः (paricayebhyaḥ)
genitive	परिचयस्य (paricayasya)	परिचययोः (paricayayoḥ)	परिचयानाम् (paricayānām)
locative	परिचये (paricaye)	परिचययोः (paricayayoḥ)	परिचयेषु (paricayeṣu)
vocative	परिचय (paricaya)	परिचयौ (paricayau) परिचया¹ (paricayā¹)	परिचयाः (paricayāḥ) परिचयासः¹ (paricayāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From the root परिचि (parici, “to examine, find out”).

Noun

परिचय • (paricaya) stem, m

1. acquaintance, intimacy, familiarity with, knowledge of
2. trial, practice, frequent repetition
3. meeting with a friend

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “परिचय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 593/3.