Parsi Definition

parsees, parsis
noun
A member of a Zoroastrian religious sect in India.
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Noun

Singular:
Parsi
Plural:
parsis

Origin of Parsi

  • Persian Pārsī from Pārs , Persia from Old Persian Pārsā

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Parsi Sentence Examples

  • In Hindu (the Puranas), Parsi and Arab tradition, Mer y is looked upon as the ancient Paradise, the cradle of the Aryan families of mankind, and so of the human race.

  • Parsi children up to the age of seven wear cotton frocks called jabhlan.

  • Tilak was twice elected to the Bombay Legislature for triennial terms. Again indicted for sedition in June 1908, he was sentenced by a Parsi judge (Mr. Justice Davar) to six years' transportation, afterwards commuted on account of age and health to simple imprisonment at Mandalay.

  • Next to the skin the Parsi wears a sadra or sacred shirt, with a girdle called kasti.

  • The young Parsi in Bombay has adopted European dress to a great extent, except as to head-gear.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

ISIRSI

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Words Starting With P and Ending With I

Starts With P & Ends With IStarts With PA & Ends With IStarts With P & Ends With SI

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