पराठा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पराँठा (parā̃ṭhā)

Etymology

Uncertain; probably from an earlier unattested [script needed] (*pallaṭṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï, “to turn over”), as parathas are flipped over when cooking (like pancakes).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾɑː.ʈʰɑː/, [pɐ.ɾäː.ʈʰäː]

Noun

पराठा • (parāṭhā) m (Urdu spelling پراٹھا)

1. paratha (Indian bread)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	पराठा parāṭhā	पराठे parāṭhe
oblique	पराठे parāṭhe	पराठों parāṭhõ
vocative	पराठे parāṭhe	पराठो parāṭho

Declension of पराठा (masc ā-stem)

Derived terms

• लच्छा पराठा (lacchā parāṭhā)

Descendants

• → English: paratha
• → Burmese: ပလာတာ (pa.lata)
• → Persian:
  • Dari: پَرَاتَه (parāta)

References

1. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पराठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press