# pari
## English
### Etymology

From Persian پری (pari).

### Noun

pari (plural paris)
* Alternative form of peri
** 2021, Farshad Torkashvand, Into the Embrace of Fire‎:The Pari, in Persian mythology, is a description of fairy beings but malevolent.

### See also

* in pari materia
* pari-mutuel
* pari passu

## Asturian
### Verb

pari
* second-person singular imperative of parir

## Catalan
### Verb

pari
* inflection of parar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish padre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaɾiʔ/ [ˈpa.ɾ̪ɪʔ]
* Hyphenation: pa‧ri

### Noun

parì
* priest

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (whence also English pair, Spanish par).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑri
* Hyphenation: pa‧ri

### Noun

pari
* pair, couple (two similar or identical things)
    parityöskentely ― pair work
    sukkapari ― a pair of socks
* couple, pair (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)
    aviopari ― married couple
* partner (someone with whom one does something, e.g. with whom one dances in a two-person dance)
    Synonym: kumppani
    paritanssi ― partner dance
* (in compounds) double, twin
    parisänky ― double bed
    paripyörä ― twin wheel
* Ellipsis of sähköpari (“electrochemical cell, battery cell”).
* (card games, poker) pair (two cards of the same rank)
    ässäpari ― pair of aces
* (finance, in compounds) par (short for parity)
    pariarvo ― par value

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parini
parini
accusative
nom.
parini
parini
gen.
parini
genitive
parini
parieni
partitive
pariani
parejani
inessive
parissani
pareissani
elative
paristani
pareistani
illative
pariini
pareihini
adessive
parillani
pareillani
ablative
pariltani
pareiltani
allative
parilleni
pareilleni
essive
parinani
pareinani
translative
parikseni
pareikseni
abessive
parittani
pareittani
instructive
comitative
—pareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parisi
parisi
accusative
nom.
parisi
parisi
gen.
parisi
genitive
parisi
pariesi
partitive
pariasi
parejasi
inessive
parissasi
pareissasi
elative
paristasi
pareistasi
illative
pariisi
pareihisi
adessive
parillasi
pareillasi
ablative
pariltasi
pareiltasi
allative
parillesi
pareillesi
essive
parinasi
pareinasi
translative
pariksesi
pareiksesi
abessive
parittasi
pareittasi
instructive
comitative
—pareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parimme
parimme
accusative
nom.
parimme
parimme
gen.
parimme
genitive
parimme
pariemme
partitive
pariamme
parejamme
inessive
parissamme
pareissamme
elative
paristamme
pareistamme
illative
pariimme
pareihimme
adessive
parillamme
pareillamme
ablative
pariltamme
pareiltamme
allative
parillemme
pareillemme
essive
parinamme
pareinamme
translative
pariksemme
pareiksemme
abessive
parittamme
pareittamme
instructive
comitative
—pareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parinne
parinne
accusative
nom.
parinne
parinne
gen.
parinne
genitive
parinne
parienne
partitive
parianne
parejanne
inessive
parissanne
pareissanne
elative
paristanne
pareistanne
illative
pariinne
pareihinne
adessive
parillanne
pareillanne
ablative
pariltanne
pareiltanne
allative
parillenne
pareillenne
essive
parinanne
pareinanne
translative
pariksenne
pareiksenne
abessive
parittanne
pareittanne
instructive
comitative
—pareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parinsa
parinsa
accusative
nom.
parinsa
parinsa
gen.
parinsa
genitive
parinsa
pariensa
partitive
pariaan pariansa
parejaan parejansa
inessive
parissaan parissansa
pareissaan pareissansa
elative
paristaan paristansa
pareistaan pareistansa
illative
pariinsa
pareihinsa
adessive
parillaan parillansa
pareillaan pareillansa
ablative
pariltaan pariltansa
pareiltaan pareiltansa
allative
parilleen parillensa
pareilleen pareillensa
essive
parinaan parinansa
pareinaan pareinansa
translative
parikseen pariksensa
pareikseen pareiksensa
abessive
parittaan parittansa
pareittaan pareittansa
instructive
comitative
—pareineen pareinensa :

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: pari

#### See also

Poker hands in Finnish · käsi, pokerikäsi (layout · text) :
| hai | pari | kaksi paria | kolmoset, kolme samaa | suora |
| väri | täyskäsi | neloset, neljä samaa | värisuora | kuningasvärisuora |

### Adverb

pari
* a couple of (about two, certainly more than one but not much more than three)
    Near-synonym: muutama (often understood to be a little more than pari)
    Olen käynyt Pietarissa pari kertaa.I have been in St. Petersburg a couple of times.
* (ironically) quite a few, a lot, lots
    Sinulla näyttää olevan pari levyä!Wow, you have lots of records!

#### Derived terms

* pareittain
* pariin
* parikki
* parillinen
* -parinen
* parisen
* pariskunta
* parissa
* parista
* paristo
* pariton
* parittaa
* parittain
* paritusten
* pariuttaa
* pariutua
* airopari
* aisapari
* alkulukupari
* ankkuripari
* askelpari
* aurinkopari
* avainpari
* aviopari
* avopari
* elektronipari
* emäspari
* epäparinen
* eriparinen
* galaksipari
* hallitsijapari
* hankapari
* heteropari
* hevospari
* homopari
* housupari
* härkäpari
* hääpari
* ionipari
* jalkapari
* juontajapari
* jäännöspari
* kahvikuppipari
* kaksospari
* keisaripari
* kenkäpari
* kihlapari
* kinnaspari
* kiskopari
* kivipari
* komediapari
* kromosomipari
* kuivapari
* kuningaspari
* kuppipari
* käsinepari
* käsipari
* laitepari
* lesbopari
* liittolukupari
* loppusointupari
* lukupari
* lämpöpari
* miespari
* minimipari
* morsiuspari
* naispari
* nuoripari
* ottelupari
* pariairokaksikko
* pariaironelonen
* pariajo
* pariarvo
* parihalkoinen
* parihevoset
* parihyppy
* parijakoinen
* parijono
* parikaapeli
* parikiloinen
* parikuinen
* parikurssi
* parikuukautinen
* parikymmenhenkinen
* parikymmenkiloinen
* parikymmentä
* parikymppinen
* parilehdykkäinen
* pariliuskainen
* pariluistelija
* pariluistelu
* parinappi
* parinmuodostus
* parintuho
* parinvaihtaja
* parinvaihto
* parinvaihtotanssi
* parinvalinta
* pariohjelmointi
* pariosainen
* pariovi
* paripujottelu
* paripuomi
* paripyörä
* parireki
* paririvi
* parisataa
* parisataavuotinen
* parisatainen
* parisatavuotinen
* parisuhde
* parisänky
* paritalo
* paritanssi
* pariterapia
* parituhantinen
* parituhatta
* paritupa
* parityöskentely
* parivaljakko
* parivartio
* pariviikkoinen
* parivuode
* parivuotias
* parivuotinen
* parivälistys
* pariääntiö
* presidenttipari
* puolustajapari
* pyöräpari
* päikköpari
* päättöparinen
* raajapari
* raidepari
* ruhtinaspari
* saapaspari
* sanapari
* siipipari
* silmäpari
* sisaruspari
* sukkapari
* suksipari
* susipari
* säepari
* sähköpari
* sääripari
* taistelijapari
* taistelupari
* tanssipari
* tasapari
* tasaparinen
* teekuppipari
* termopari
* tutkapari
* työpari
* vastapari
* vastinpari
* vieruspari
* vihkipari
* voimapari
* vuoropari
* yhtälöpari

### Further reading

* “pari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* arpi, ripa

## French
### Etymology

Deverbal of parier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.ʁi/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: Paris, paris, parie, paries

### Noun

pari m (plural paris)
* wager, bet
* gamble, risk

#### Derived terms

* pari mutuel
* prendre les paris

#### Descendants

* Romanian: pariu
* Russian: пари́ (parí)

### Further reading

* “pari”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* pair, pria, ripa

## Friulian
### Etymology

From Latin pater, patrem.

### Noun

pari m (plural paris)
* father

#### See also

* mari

## Galician
### Verb

pari
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of parir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person plural imperative

## Ido
### Noun

pari
* plural of paro

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay pari, from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

### Noun

pari (plural pari-pari)
* ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pari.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑri]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑri]
* Rhymes: -ɑri
* Hyphenation: pa‧ri

### Noun

pari
* pair
** 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 50:Peenen pään pääl hänel [ƶirafaal] ono pari lyhyttä sarvia.On its small head it [the giraffe] has a pair of short horns.
* Short for pariskunta.

#### Derived terms

* parikas
* parisikko
* pariskunta

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 385

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.ri/
* Rhymes: -ari
* Hyphenation: pà‧ri

### Etymology 1

From Latin pār.

#### Adjective

pari (invariable)
* equal
    Antonyms: impari, diverso
* even (of a number)
    Antonym: dispari
* rival

##### Derived terms

* pareggiare

##### Related terms

* dispari
* impari

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

pari
* second-person singular present indicative of parere

### Anagrams

* IRAP, apri, aprì, arpi, pira, pria, rapi, rapì, ripa

## Itene
### Noun

pari
* bow (weapon for firing arrows)

### References

* Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 162 (notes that this form is used in the Itoreauhip dialect as well as Itene proper)

## Javanese
### Romanization

pari
* Romanization of ꦥꦫꦶ

## Kanakanabu
### Noun

pari
* (anatomy) gall bladder

## Karao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish padre.

### Noun

pari
* priest

## Latin
### Adjective

parī
* dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pār

## Malay
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pari/
* Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

### Noun

pari (Jawi spelling ڤاري, plural pari-pari, informal 1st possessive pariku, 2nd possessive parimu, 3rd possessive parinya)
* ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: pari

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤاري pari”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 49
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤاري pari”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 446
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pari”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

### Further reading

* “pari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pali (“cliff”) (compare with Hawaiian pali, Tahitian pari).

### Noun

pari
* cliff

#### Derived terms

* matapari (“bluff”)
* tai matapari (“fiord”)

#### Related terms

* paripari (“steep”)

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 323
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pali.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

* “pari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Matlatzinca
### Noun

pari
* horse

### References

* Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)

## Megleno-Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).

### Noun

pari
* money

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pajay, compare Malay padi and Tetum hare.

### Noun

pari
* rice (plant)

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦥꦫꦶ (pari)

## Portuguese
### Verb

pari
* inflection of parir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person plural imperative

## Quechua
### Adjective

pari
* lukewarm, tepid, well-cooked

#### See also

* pariy

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [parʲ]

### Noun

pari m
* plural of par

### Verb

pari
* second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive/imperative of părea

## Sinacantán
### Noun

pari
* sun

### References

* Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pari, from Latin pār (“equal”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑː.rɪ/

### Noun

pari n
* (finance) par (value equalling the face value)
    till pari ― on par
    under pari ― below par
    över pari ― above par

#### Declension
### References

* pari in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* pari in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* pari in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* pare — obsolete

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpaɾiʔ/ [ˈpaː.ɾɪʔ]
* Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
* Syllabification: pa‧ri

### Etymology 1

From obsolescent variant pare, from Spanish padre, from Latin pater. Doublet of padre.

#### Noun

parì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒ) (religion)
* priest; father
    Synonyms: saserdote, dibino, presbitero, (colloquial) among

##### Coordinate terms

* madre (female counterpart)

##### Derived terms

* bahay-pari
* magpari
* pagkapari
* pagpapari
* singsing-pari

##### Related terms

* kumpare

##### See also

* kura
* ministro
* monghe
* paroko
* prayle

### Etymology 2

Compare Kapampangan pari, Malay baji, Old Javanese paji, and Tamil வசி (vaci).

#### Noun

parì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒ) (obsolete)
* act of splitting wood with wedges
    Synonym: biyak

##### Derived terms

* ipari
* magpamari
* pagpamarian
* pamari
* pamarian
* parian
* pariin

### Further reading

* “pari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
** page 170: “Combidados) Pare (pp) C. tener Religioſos o Clerigos”
** page 324: “Frayle) Pare (pp) C. de qual quier habito que ſea”
** page 349: “Hender) Pare [(pp)] cõ cuñas de palo”
** page 424: “Miniſtro) Pare (pp) C. del Sancto Euangelio Religioſo o Clerigo”
** page 458: “Padre) Pare (pp) C. relijioſo o miniſtro q̃ aſiſte en los pueblo”
** page 523: “Relijioſo) Pare (pp) đ qualquier ordẽ”

### Anagrams

* apir, irap

## Venetan
### Noun

pari m pl
* plural of par

## Votic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pari.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑrʲi]
* Rhymes: -ɑri
* Hyphenation: pa‧ri

### Noun

pari
* pair
* partner, companion

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pari”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* paí (Oǹdó)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /k͡pā.ɾí/

#### Verb

parí
* to finish, to end

##### Derived terms

* ìparí (“end”)

### Etymology 2

From pá (“to be bald”) +‎ orí (“head”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /k͡pá.ɾí/

#### Verb

párí
* to be bald
    Ó párí bí ọkọ alámàlà. ― He's bald like an àmàlà seller's husband.

##### Derived terms

* apárí (“bald person”)