परिणाम (parinaam)
noun
A common formal-register noun meaning 'result, outcome, consequence' -- often heard around exam results and cause-effect discussions. One core sense, with a well-known idiomatic use for 'as a result of.'
Sense
1
:
result, outcome
noun, masculine
Synonyms: नतीजा (natiijaa), फल (phal, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word every Indian student dreads and celebrates each year: परिणाम (parinaam) is the official term for exam results, so board and university result day is often called परिणाम दिवस (parinaam divas, 'results day') in school announcements. In everyday spoken Hindi, नतीजा (natiijaa) is the more casual go-to, while परिणाम feels a notch more formal or written -- the kind of word you see on a notice board rather than hear shouted across a room.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for अंत (ant, 'end') when they mean 'result' -- अंत is about finality/conclusion, not the outcome or consequence of an action. 2) In the fixed phrase के परिणामस्वरूप (ke parinaamasvroop, 'as a result of'), परिणाम gets glued to स्वरूप (svaroop) -- learners sometimes try to build this compound themselves with other words, but it's a fixed formal connector, not a productive pattern.
Sample Sentences:
परीक्षा का परिणाम कल घोषित होगा।
The exam result will be announced tomorrow.
(pariikshaa kaa parinaam kal ghoshit hogaa।)
स्कूल के नोटिस बोर्ड पर परिणाम चिपका दिया गया है।
The result has been put up on the school notice board.
(skool ke notis bord par parinaam chipkaa diyaa gayaa hai।)
उसकी कड़ी मेहनत का परिणाम बहुत अच्छा रहा।
The result of his hard work turned out very good.
(uskii kadii mehnat kaa parinaam bahut achchhaa rahaa।)
हर साल यह विश्वविद्यालय अपना परिणाम मई में घोषित करता है।
Every year this university announces its results in May.
(har saal yah vishvvidyaalay apnaa parinaam maii men ghoshit kartaa hai।)
काश परिणाम मेरी उम्मीद के मुताबिक होता।
I wish the result had been as I had hoped.
(kaash parinaam merii ummiid ke mutaabik hotaa।)
कृपया अपना परिणाम देखने के लिए वेबसाइट पर जाएँ।
Please visit the website to check your result.
(kripyaa apnaa parinaam dekhne ke lie vebsaait par jaaen।)
हो सकता है कि परिणाम अगले हफ्ते तक आ जाए।
It's possible that the result may come by next week.
(ho saktaa hai ki parinaam agle haphte tak aa jaae।)
इस निर्णय का परिणाम पूरे देश को भुगतना पड़ेगा।
The whole country will have to bear the result of this decision.
(is nirnay kaa parinaam poore desh ko bhugatnaa padegaa।)
परिणाम आने से पहले ही वह घबराया हुआ था।
He was already nervous even before the result came out.
(parinaam aane se pahle hii vah ghabraayaa huaa thaa।)
आज सुबह से सब लोग परिणाम की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं।
Everyone has been waiting for the result since this morning.
(aaj subah se sab log parinaam kii pratiikshaa kar rahe hain।)
समिति ने जांच का परिणाम अभी तक सार्वजनिक नहीं किया।
The committee has not yet made the outcome of the inquiry public.
(samiti ne jaanch kaa parinaam abhii tak saarvajnik nahiin kiyaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
परिणाम
(parinaam)
(sg.m.oblique):
परिणाम
(parinaam)
(pl.m.direct):
परिणाम
(parinaam)
(pl.m.oblique):
परिणामों
(parinaamon)