प्रिया

See also: प्राय, प्रायः, and प्रिय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā), feminine of प्रिय (priya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾɪ.jɑː/, [pɾi.jäː]

Noun

प्रिया • (priyā) f (Urdu spelling پريا)

1. (endearing) darling, dear, sweetheart
2. female lover; wife

Related terms

• प्रिय (priya)

Proper noun

प्रिया • (priyā) f

1. a female given name, Priya, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of प्रिया (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रिया priyā	प्रियाएँ priyāẽ
oblique	प्रिया priyā	प्रियाओं priyāõ
vocative	प्रिया priyā	प्रियाओ priyāo

Descendants

• → English: Priya
• Bengali: প্রিয়া (priẏa)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press