परिचय

See also: प्राच्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिचय (paricaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.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 (paricaya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	परिचयः paricayaḥ	परिचयौ / परिचया¹ paricayau / paricayā¹	परिचयाः / परिचयासः¹ paricayāḥ / paricayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	परिचय paricaya	परिचयौ / परिचया¹ paricayau / paricayā¹	परिचयाः / परिचयासः¹ paricayāḥ / paricayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	परिचयम् paricayam	परिचयौ / परिचया¹ paricayau / paricayā¹	परिचयान् paricayān
Instrumental	परिचयेन paricayena	परिचयाभ्याम् paricayābhyām	परिचयैः / परिचयेभिः¹ paricayaiḥ / 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
Notes	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.