प्यारा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá) + आल (ālá) + कः

Adjective

प्यारा • (pyārā) , Urdu spelling: پيارا

1. darling, dear, beloved

   मेरा प्यारा पिता।

   My dear father. (opening statement of a letter)

2. lovely, pleasing, agreeable, charming

   यह दृश्य बहुत प्यारा है।

   This scene is very lovely.

Synonyms

• दुलारा (dulārā)

References

• John T. Platts, "A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English", URL accessed on 09-18-2012.
• Hardev Bahri, "Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary", URL accessed on 09-18-2012.