Parsi
A member of the larger and older of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian…A member of the larger and older of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent (the other community being that of the Iranis).
Meaning
2 sensesA member of the larger and older of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent (the other community being that of the Iranis).
Parse, Parsin
парсpars
A Persian.
- a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Gujarati પારસી (pārsī), "as the Gujaratis, from long tradition, called anyonBorrowed from Gujarati પારસી (pārsī), "as the Gujaratis, from long tradition, called anyone from Iran", in turn derived from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲 (pārasa), from Sanskrit पारसि (pārasi), पारसिक (pārasika), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩' (pʾlsy /Pārs/), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa). Also influenced by Classical Persian پَارْسِی (pārsī).
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارْسِی (pārsī). By surface analysis, Pars + -i.
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