fairy
/ˈfeəri/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेअरी
परी
Core word
- 1
[C]
(in stories) a creature like a small person, who has magic powers
परी
- fairy tales
- In the story, a fairy gave the poor girl a magic wand.
- The little girl dressed as a fairy for the school play.
+ 2 more examples
- Grandmother told us stories about a kind fairy in the forest.
- The book is full of fairies, giants and talking animals.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
fairy (countable noun)
A fairy is a countable noun; the plural is 'fairies', with y changing to ies.
Fairy countable noun है; plural 'fairies' होता है, जिसमें y बदलकर ies हो जाता है।
- The story begins with a good fairy.
- There were three fairies in the play.
fairy + noun
Used before another noun for things from fairy tales: fairy tale, fairy lights, fairy godmother.
दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले आकर यह परीकथा की चीज़ों को बताता है: fairy tale, fairy lights, fairy godmother।
- Radhika decorated the balcony with fairy lights.
- The book is a fairy tale for young children.
the fairy in / of the story
Use 'in' for a character in a story and 'of' for the world they belong to.
कहानी के पात्र के लिए 'in' और उसकी दुनिया के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The fairy in the tale grants three wishes.
+Collocations 3
adjective + fairy
goodwickedtinywingedmagical
- The wicked fairy cast a spell on the princess.
fairy + noun
talegodmotherlightsringduststory
- Children love to hear a fairy tale before sleeping.
verb + fairy
believe indress up asmeetdrawimagine
- Small children believe in fairies until they turn six.
“More examples 5
- The fairy touched the pumpkin with her wand and made a coach.
परी ने अपनी छड़ी से कद्दू को छुआ और उसे बग्घी बना दिया।
- My niece wore wings to the fancy dress show as a fairy.
मेरी भतीजी fancy dress शो में पंख पहनकर परी बनी।
- The lake looked like something from a fairy tale.
झील परीकथा की किसी जगह जैसी लगती थी।
- In many Indian stories a jal pari lives under the water.
भारत की कई कहानियों में जलपरी पानी के नीचे रहती है।
- Colourful fairy lights brightened the street for Diwali.
रंगीन परी-बत्तियों ने दीवाली पर गली को जगमगा दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The children saw two fairys in the picture.
✓ The children saw two fairies in the picture.
Nouns ending in consonant + y change y to ies in the plural.
व्यंजन + y पर समाप्त संज्ञाओं में plural के लिए y बदलकर ies होता है।
✗ She is looking like a fairy.
✓ She looks like a fairy.
'Look like' describes appearance and is not normally used in the continuous form.
'Look like' रूप-रंग बताता है और सामान्यतः continuous रूप में नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These creatures appear in stories, each with a different character.
ये प्राणी कहानियों में आते हैं और हर एक का स्वभाव अलग है।
A small, usually kind, magical female being with wings.
पंखों वाला छोटा, प्रायः दयालु, जादुई स्त्री-प्राणी।
- The fairy granted her one wish.
A small magical creature, often a mischievous male, from northern legends.
उत्तरी लोककथाओं का छोटा जादुई प्राणी, प्रायः शरारती पुरुष।
- The elf helped the shoemaker at night.
A tiny playful fairy with pointed ears.
नुकीले कानों वाली नन्ही चंचल परी।
- The pixie hid behind a mushroom.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Fairy tale (a children's story with magic; also an unrealistic idea).
Collocation 'fairy tale' (जादुई बाल-कथा, परी-कथा; अवास्तविक विचार भी)।