परिचित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिचित (paricita).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾɪ.t͡ʃɪt̪/, [pɐ.ɾɪ.t͡ʃɪt̪]

Adjective

परिचित • (paricit) (indeclinable)

1. familiarized, acquainted

   क्या आप हमारे अतिथि से परिचित हो?

   kyā āp hamāre atithi se paricit ho?

   Are you familiar with our guest?

Sanskrit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾi.t͡ɕi.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.ɾi.t͡ɕi.t̪ɐ/
• Hyphenation: प‧रि‧चि‧त

Noun

परिचित • (paricita) stem

1. known, familiar

Descendants

• Pali: paricita
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀇𑀤 (pariida)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ފުރުދު (furudu)
      • Sinhalese: පුරුදු (purudu)
• → Hindi: परिचित (paricit)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “परिचित”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 441