Gujarati edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेत (préta, ghost, dead person). Doublet of પ્રેત (pret, corpse, goblin, sprite). Cognate with Sinhalese පේ ().

Noun edit

પરિયા (pariyām pl

  1. forefathers

Noun edit

પરિયા (pariyāf

  1. (genealogy) family tree; a book with the names of one's ancestors

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English pariah, from Tamil பறையர் (paṟaiyar) or Malayalam പറയർ (paṟayaṟ).

Noun edit

પરિયા (pariyāf

  1. pariah, outcast