परिहास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिहास (parihāsa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ɾɪ.ɦɑːs/, [pə.ɾɪ.ɦäːs̪]

Noun

परिहास (parihās) m (Urdu spelling پرهاس)

  1. joke
  2. laughter
  3. jest
  4. merriment
  5. mirth
  6. pleasantry
  7. sport
  8. derision
  9. ridicule
  10. mockery

Declension

References

  • John T. Platts (accessed 07-04-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Noun

परिहास (parihāsa) m

  1. fun, joke, jest, merriment
  2. joking, ridiculing, deriding, jesting
  3. mirth, laughing at

Descendants

  • Malayalam: പരിഹാസം (parihāsaṃ)
  • Tamil: பரிகாசம் (parikācam)
  • Telugu: పరిహాసం (parihāsaṁ)

References

  • “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 07-04-2012
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