Hindi

Adjective

प्रिय • ‎(priya) ‎(Urdu spelling پریہ)

1. dear
2. favorite
3. loving
4. pleasant
5. comfortable

Noun

प्रिय • ‎(priya) m ‎(Urdu spelling پریہ)

1. dear
2. sweetheart

Sanskrit

Etymology

From प्री ‎(prī) Proto-Indo-European *priHo- ‎(“dear”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic приꙗтєл҄ь ‎(prijatelʹĭ, “friend”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 ‎(frijōnds, “friend”) and Old English frēond, frēo (English friend, free).

Adjective

प्रिय • ‎(priya)

1. dear
2. favorite
3. loving
4. pleasant
5. comfortable

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 709