English word origin

Etymology of para

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra /па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra /па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).

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Borrowed-form mentionpàra//па̀раsh
Derivation mentionپارهota
Derivation mentionپارهfa

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A woman who has given birth or brought pregnancies to viable gestational age a certain number of times, indicated by the number prepended to this word.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of words such as primipara and multipara.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Clipping of paragraph. · Clipping of paraphilia. · Clipping of paraplegic. · Clipping of paraprofessional educator.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clippings.

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Source etymology 4

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adj

Very drunk.

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Clipping of paralytic.

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Source etymology 6

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noun

Synonym of juz.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Urdu پاره (pāra), from Persian پاره (pâre).

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Borrowed-form mentionپارهur
Derivation mentionپارهfa

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