You can make 7 words from para according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 4 letters words made out of para
para apra praa rpaa arpa rapa paar apar paar apar aapr aapr praa rpaa para apra rapa arpa arap raap aarp aarp raap arap
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word para. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in para.
Definitions and meaning of para
para
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatianpàra/па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkishپاره(pare, para), from Persianپاره(pâre).
Pronunciation
(UK) enPR: päʹrə, IPA(key): /ˈpɑːɹə/
(US) enPR: pärʹə, IPA(key): /ˈpɑːɹə/
Rhymes: -ɑːɹə
Noun
para (pluralparas)
(historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
Translations
Etymology 2
The second part of words such as primipara and multipara
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpæɹə/, /ˈpɑːɹə/
Noun
para (pluralparas)
(medicine) 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.
Related terms
multipara
nullipara
primipara
See also
gravida
Etymology 3
Clippings.
Pronunciation
enPR: păʹrə, IPA(key): /ˈpæɹə/
Rhymes: -æɹə
Noun
para (pluralparas)
Clipping of paragraph.
(military)Clipping of paratrooper.
(US, education, informal)Clipping of paraprofessional educator.
Clipping of paraplegic.
Etymology 4
Shortened from paralytic
Pronunciation
enPR: păʹrə, IPA(key): /ˈpæɹə/
Rhymes: -æɹə
Adjective
para (comparativemore para, superlativemost para)
(UK, Australia, slang) very drunk
Synonyms
See Thesaurus:drunk
Etymology 5
Noun
para
(New Zealand)Synonym of king fern(“the plant Ptisana salicina”)
See also
Anagrams
AARP, ARPA, Paar, Raap, Rapa, apar
'Are'are
Noun
para
fishhook
Verb
para
be white
References
Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Albanian
Etymology 1
Back formation from përpara, from Proto-Albanian*pər-parə-a, from Proto-Indo-European*pr̥H-e/o-s(“before, in front”)
Preposition
para (+ablative)
before
ago
(physical position) in front of
(presence) in front of, in the presence of
Related terms
përpara
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishپاره(pare, para), from Persianپاره(pâre).
to flag down; to signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
to signal a driver to stop in order for one to alight a vehicle
Preposition
para
for
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Persianپاره(pâre).
Noun
para
cash, money
Declension
Synonyms
aqça
Dutch
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Englishpara (paratrooper).
Noun
paraf or m (pluralpara's)
para (paratrooper)
Synonyms
paratroeper
paracommando
Etymology 2
Clipping of paranoïde
Adjective
para (comparativeparaer, superlativepara'st)
(informal)Synonym of paranoïde
Esperanto
Etymology
From paro(“pair”) + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpara]
Rhymes: -ara
Hyphenation: par‧a
Adjective
para (accusative singularparan, pluralparaj, accusative pluralparajn)
even (not odd)
paired
Finnish
Etymology
Probably borrowed from North Germanic, from the same origin as Swedishbära(“to carry, bear”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Syllabification(key): pa‧ra
Noun
para
(witchcraft) A being created to bring milk or butter to its creator.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
“para”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (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
arpa, rapa
French
Pronunciation
Verb
para
third-person singular past historic of parer
Anagrams
râpa
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguesepera, para, from Latinper(“through”) + ad(“to”).
Alternative forms
pra
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [pɐɾɐ], [pɾɐ]
Preposition
para
for (directed at, intended to belong to)
for (to obtain)
to, toward (indicating destination)
for (by the standards of)
(after a form of estar) about to
Usage notes
In spoken language this preposition frequently contracts with the next word, especially with articles and pronouns, but today these contraction are not usually represented in the written language.
Derived terms
pró
Etymology 2
Deverbal from parar(“to prepare”). Cognate with Portugueseapara.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpaɾɐ]
Noun
paraf (pluralparas)
peeling (of a fruit, vegetable, cheese)
Synonyms:carapa, carapela, casca, monda, paraza, pela, peladura, peleca, plana, tona
shaving, woodshaving
Synonyms:labra, lasca
Related terms
Etymology 3
Verb
para
inflection of parar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
(reintegrationist norm) inflection of parir:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
References
“para” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“para” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“para” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“para” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“para” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Gamo
Noun
para
horse
References
Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
Guaraní
Etymology
Cognate with Old Tupipará.
Noun
para
sea
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒ]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Rhymes: -rɒ
Etymology 1
Of uncertain origin.
Noun
para (usually uncountable, pluralparák)
suber, cork
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Perhaps from paranoia.
Noun
para
(slang) fear
Synonyms:félelem, rettegés
Declension
Derived terms
Adjective
para (comparativeparább, superlativelegparább)
(slang) scary, spooky, sinister, dark
Synonyms:félelmetes, rémisztő, ijesztő, baljós
Declension
Etymology 3
From paraméter.
Noun
para
(slang) (physical) parameter (height, weight, and age, often asked at the beginning of online dating)
Synonym:paraméter
Declension
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishپاره(para, “money”), from Persianپاره(pâre, “piece”).
Noun
para (pluralparák)
para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)
Derived terms
Further reading
parafa and paratölgy in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido
Adjective
para
(mathematics) even
Antonyms
nepara
Indonesian
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paRa(collective particle). Compare Acehnesepara(“horde, troop”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpa.ra/
Particle
para
definitiveparticle used to denote that the word preceded is plural
Usage notes
This particle is only used in human nouns. Plural forms of other nouns are formed by reduplication.
See also
itu
Ingrian
Etymology
Akin to Finnishpara and Karelianpara.
Pronunciation
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑrɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑrɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Noun
para
(folklore) troll cat (being designed to bring milk to its creator)
“para”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latin
Verb
parā
second-person singular present active imperative of parō
References
para in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
"para", in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Lithuanian
Noun
paraf
24 hours (day)
Malay
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /para/
(Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [parə]
Rhymes: -a
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paRa(collective particle). Compare Acehnesepara(“horde, troop”).
Prefix
para (Jawi spellingڤارا)
definitiveprefix used to denote that the word preceded is plural
Descendants
Indonesian: para
Etymology 2
From Proto-Austronesian*paRa(“storage shelf; attic, loft”). Compare Tagalogpága(“storage loft made of bamboo attached to ceiling”).
“para” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*paRa₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*paRa₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Masurian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishpara(“steam”). By surface analysis, deverbal from parżicz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpara]
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Noun
paraf
steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)
breath
Further reading
Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “I. para”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[5], volume 6, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 29
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
parene
Noun
paran pl
definite plural of par
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
paran pl
definite plural of par
Old Polish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*pàra. By surface analysis, deverbal from parzyć. First attested in 1420.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/para/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/para/
Noun
paraf
steam
breath
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Masurian: para(“steam”)
Polish: para(“steam”)
Silesian: para(“steam”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle High Germanpâr. First attested in 1447.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/paːra/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/pɒra/
Noun
paraf
pair (two of the same or similar things)
Descendants
Masurian: pára(“pair”)
Polish: para(“pair”)
→ Kashubian: pôra
Silesian: pŏra(“pair”)
References
Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “para I-II”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Mańczak, Witold (2017) “para I-II”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “para 1-2”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “para”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “para”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskritपर(para), from Proto-Indo-European*per-.
Adjective
para
other, another
alien
outsider
further (on)
Declension
Derived terms
pāra
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “para”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Papiamentu
Etymology 1
From Spanishpájaro and Portuguesepássaro and Kabuverdianupasaru.
Noun
para
bird
Etymology 2
From Portugueseparar and Spanishparar and Kabuverdianupara.
Verb
para
to stop
to stand
Polish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polishpara(“steam”). By surface analysis, deverbal from parzyć.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpa.ra/
(Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Homophones: Para, para-
Noun
paraf (related adjectiveparowy)
(uncountable) steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)
(uncountable, colloquial) steam (internal energy for progress or motive power)
(uncountable) breath
Synonyms:dech, tchnienie
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polishpara(“pair”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpa.ra/
(Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈpɒ.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Homophones: Para, para-
Noun
paraf
(countable) pair (two similar or identical things taken together)
(countable) pair (two symmetrical organs or limbs)
(countable) pair (object made of two things, such as scissors or pants)
(countable) pair (two people, animals, or groups in the same place at the same time)
(countable) pair, couple (two people in a relationship or partnership)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Kashubian: pôra
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
para
third-person singular present of parać
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), para is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 43 times in scientific texts, 13 times in news, 4 times in essays, 16 times in fiction, and 11 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 87 times, making it the 733rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
Further reading
para in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
para in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “1. para”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “2. para”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Paweł Kupiszewski (08.04.2014) “PARA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Paweł Kupiszewski (08.04.2014) “PARA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “para”, in Słownik języka polskiego[8]
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “para”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[9]
A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “para”, in Słownik języka polskiego[10] (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 50
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From earlier pera, from Old Galician-Portuguesepera, from Latinper(“through”) + ad(“to”).
Alternative forms
pra, pa(syncopic forms)
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Preposition
para
for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
indicates application of an adjective; to
to; so; in order to (indicates purpose)
towards; to; in the direction of (indicates destination)
Synonyms:a, até
introduces the location, direction or context that applies to a verb
to (to the value of)
in the opinion of
(with an infinitive) about to; soon to be (indicates that something will happen soon)
Synonyms:prestes a, por
Contraction
Para + definite article contractions are colloquial. Those without r are nonstandard:
para + o → pro, po
para + os → pros, pos
para + a → pra, pa
para + as → pras, pas
Para + indefinite article contractions are also nonstandard, but are not as common:
para + um → prum
para + uns → pruns
para + uma → pruma
para + umas → prumas
There are some para + personal pronoun contractions, which are also nonstandard and uncommon in writing:
para + eu → preu
para + você → procê
para + ele → prele
para + eles → preles
para + ela → prela
para + elas → prelas
Usage notes
Some senses of para, such as 'in order to', introduce a subordinate clause. When this clause begins with a personal pronoun, some Brazilian speakers use a prepositional pronoun instead of a nominative one:
instead of the standard,
Such usage is strongly proscribed.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:para.
Derived terms
Related terms
pelo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
pára(pre-1990 spelling)
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -aɾɐ
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Verb
para
inflection of parar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Quechua
Noun
para
rain
Derived terms
para jark'ana
See also
paray
tamya
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishپاره(para), from Persianپاره(pâre).
Noun
paraf (pluralparale)
para
money
Declension
Verb
a para (third-person singular presentparează, past participleparat) 1st conj.
parry
Sanaviron
Noun
para
water
See also
mampa
References
Julio Salinardi, Córdoba y Traslasierra: integración y disgregación (2006): Con respecto a la lengua sanavirona, hay algunas palabras cuyo significado es seguro, tales comon sacat (pueblo), charaba (cacique), para (agua) y mampa (acequia).
Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 48
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*para, *parъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pâra/
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Rhymes: -âra
Noun
pȁraf (Cyrillic spellingпа̏ра)
steam
vapor
fume
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishپاره(pare, para), from Persianپاره(pâre).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pǎra/
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Noun
pàraf (Cyrillic spellingпа̀ра)
para(Yugoslav currency)
(colloquial) money, dough, moola (usually in plural)
Declension
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishpara(“steam”). By surface analysis, deverbal from parzić.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpara/
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Noun
paraf
steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
para in silling.org
Bogdan Kallus (2020) “para”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN
Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “para”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski[12], page 469
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpaɾa/[ˈpa.ɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Etymology 1
From earlier pora (a combination of por and a, or from Latinprōad) via assimilation, influenced by the archaic preposition par.[13]
Preposition
para
for, to (expressing a recipient)
Synonyms:pa', (colloquial)pa
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
come (used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs)
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Hiligaynon: para
→ Tagalog: para
See also
por
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
para
inflection of parar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
para
inflection of parir:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Further reading
“para”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology 1
From par + -a.
Verb
para (presentparar, preteriteparade, supineparat, imperativepara)
to pair, match into pairs
(transitive) to breed (two animals)
(reflexive, of animals) to mate, breed
Conjugation
Related terms
parning
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Turkishpara.
Noun
parac
(slang) money
Derived terms
paraknas
References
para in Svensk ordbok (SO)
para in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
para in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
apar, rapa
Tagalog
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpaɾa/, [ˈpa.ɾɐ]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanishpara(“for”).
Conjunction
para (Baybayin spellingᜉᜇ)
for; so; in order to
Synonyms:upang, nang
Preposition
para (Baybayin spellingᜉᜇ)
for
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanishpara(“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar(“stop”).
Interjection
para (Baybayin spellingᜉᜇ)
Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of dismounting.
Synonyms:tigil, hinto
Usage notes
The word is usually paired with ho or po for respect: para ho / para po.
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pada(“same, equal, like”). Compare Ilocano pada, Malay pada, Makasar ᨄᨑ(para), Old Javanese paḍa. Also possibly borrowed from Spanishcomparar.
Adjective
para (Baybayin spellingᜉᜇ)
looking like; seem
Synonym:mukha
Usage notes
This word is now usually seen as parang, except when an enclitic is used which separates para and -ng, although this could be ignored also and have the enclitic after the word parang modifies.
(instead of Para siyang aso.)
This word may appear as parang alone. For example, when agreeing with someone that it actually looks like a dog, you reply with parang “It seems so”, or parang nga “It actually looks like one”.
This word used to be used like tulad or gaya, it used genitive case (ng, mo, etc.) instead of the linker -ng. Seen in the Lord's Prayer (Ama Namin), which is still preserved today. The Lord's Prayer spells ng as nang.
Derived terms
See also
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkishپاره(pare, para), from Persianپاره(pâre). Doublet of pare.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pɑˈɾɑ/
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Noun
para (definite accusativeparayı, pluralparalar)
money
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
→ German: Para
→ Swedish: para
Welsh
Pronunciation
(North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpara/
(South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)ra/
Verb
para (first-person singular presentparaf)
Alternative form of parhau(“to endure, to last”)
Conjugation
Noun
param (uncountable)
continuance, perseverance, permanence
Mutation
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “parhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies