পরী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (pari), which is from Middle Persian [script needed] (plyk' /parīg/, “witch”), ultimately from Old Persian *parikā. Cognate with Turkish peri and Uyghur پەرى‎ (peri).

Noun

পরী • (pôrī) (objective পরী (pori) or পরীকে (porike), genitive পরীর (porir), locative পরীতে (porite))

fairy

Derived terms

ডানাকাটা পরী (ḍanakaṭa pôrī)
পরীদেশ (pôrīdeś)
পরীরাজ্য (pôrīrajjô)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “পরী” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “পরী, পরি” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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