परिश्रमी (parishrmii)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'hardworking, industrious', describing a person's diligent character. Related to the noun परिश्रम (parishram, 'hard work, labor').
Sense 1 : hardworking, diligent
adjective
Synonyms: मेहनती (mehantii), कर्मठ (karmath, slightly formal), श्रमशील (shramshiil, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will often see परिश्रमी (parishrmii) in school report cards and moral-education textbooks in India, paired with the noun परिश्रम (parishram) in the well-known saying 'परिश्रम ही सफलता की कुंजी है' (parishram hii saphaltaa kii kunjii hai, 'hard work is the key to success') -- a line every Indian schoolchild has heard from a teacher or parent at some point.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मेहनती (mehantii) by default since it is more common in casual speech; परिश्रमी (parishrmii) is equally correct but has a slightly more formal, written-register feel, such as in a school report card or a formal character description. 2) As an invariant adjective, it does not change form before masculine or feminine nouns, unlike variable adjectives such as अच्छा (achchhaa) -- learners sometimes wrongly try to make it agree.
Sample Sentences:
वह बहुत परिश्रमी छात्र है। He is a very hardworking student.
(vah bahut parishrmii chhaatr hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरी बेटी बहुत परिश्रमी है, वह रोज़ रात तक पढ़ती है। My daughter is very hardworking; she studies until night every day.
(merii betii bahut parishrmii hai, vah roz raat tak padhtii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अध्यापिका ने उसकी रिपोर्ट कार्ड में लिखा कि वह परिश्रमी और अनुशासित है। The teacher wrote in his report card that he is hardworking and disciplined.
(adhyaapikaa ne uskii riport kaard men likhaa ki vah parishrmii aur anushaasit hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मैं इतना परिश्रमी होता जितना मेरा भाई है। I wish I were as hardworking as my brother.
(kaash main itnaa parishrmii hotaa jitnaa meraa bhaaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
परिश्रमी बनो, तभी जीवन में सफलता मिलेगी। Be hardworking, only then will you find success in life.
(parishrmii bano, tabhii jiivan men saphaltaa milegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
परिश्रम ही सफलता की कुंजी है, इसलिए परिश्रमी लोग हमेशा आगे बढ़ते हैं। Hard work is the key to success, so hardworking people always move ahead.
(parishram hii saphaltaa kii kunjii hai, islie parishrmii log hameshaa aage badhte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम परिश्रमी होते, तो परीक्षा में इतने कम अंक न आते। If you were hardworking, you wouldn't have scored so low in the exam.
(agar tum parishrmii hote, to pariikshaa men itne kam ank n aate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
गाँव के वे किसान बहुत परिश्रमी माने जाते हैं। Those farmers from the village are considered very hardworking.
(gaanv ke ve kisaan bahut parishrmii maane jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद वह पहले इतना परिश्रमी न रहा हो, पर अब बदल गया है। Perhaps he wasn't so hardworking before, but now he has changed.
(shaayad vah pahle itnaa parishrmii n rahaa ho, par ab badal gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
एक परिश्रमी कर्मचारी को कंपनी में जल्दी तरक्की मिलती है। A hardworking employee gets promoted quickly in the company.
(ek parishrmii karmchaarii ko kampnii men jaldii tarakkii miltii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: परिश्रमी (parishrmii)