प्रेम

See also: परम and प्रेमी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman). Cognate to Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeːm/

Noun

प्रेम • (prem) m (Urdu spelling پریم‎)

1. love

   उनके प्रेम की चर्चा घर-घर में हो रही है।

   unke prem kī carcā ghar-ghar mẽ ho rahī hai.

   Their love is being talked about in every house.

   Synonyms: प्यार (pyār), इश्क़ (iśq), मुहब्बत (muhabbat), प्रीति (prīti)

2. affection, care

Proper noun

प्रेम • (prem) m (Urdu spelling پریم‎)

1. A male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Prem

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रेम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “प्रेम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Nepali

Noun

प्रेम • (prem)

1. love