पर्यटक (parytak)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'tourist/traveler,' used for someone visiting a place for sightseeing or leisure.
Sense 1 : tourist, traveler
noun, masculine
Synonyms: यात्री (yaatrii, broader: also covers pilgrims and commuters), सैलानी (sailaanii)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see this word everywhere in India on signs at monuments and in government tourism slogans, like पर्यटक स्वागत केंद्र (parytak svaagat kendr, 'tourist welcome center'). It has a slightly formal, official flavor compared to more casual speech, where people might just describe someone as 'बाहर से आया है' (baahar se aayaa hai, 'has come from outside/out of town') rather than labeling them पर्यटक (parytak).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use यात्री (yaatrii) and पर्यटक (parytak) interchangeably, but यात्री (yaatrii) is the broader word for any traveler (including pilgrims, train passengers, etc.), while पर्यटक (parytak) specifically means someone traveling for sightseeing or leisure.
Sample Sentences:
आगरा में हर साल लाखों पर्यटक आते हैं। Millions of tourists come to Agra every year.
(aagraa men har saal laakhon parytak aate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ताजमहल के बाहर पर्यटक फोटो खिंचवा रहे थे। Tourists were getting their photos taken outside the Taj Mahal.
(taajmahal ke baahar parytak photo khinchvaa rahe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पर्यटकों को यहाँ अकेले घूमने की सलाह नहीं दी जाती। Tourists are not advised to wander around alone here.
(paryatkon ko yahaan akele ghoomne kii salaah nahiin dii jaatii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
स्टेशन के बाहर पर्यटक स्वागत केंद्र बना हुआ है। There's a tourist welcome center built outside the station.
(steshan ke baahar parytak svaagat kendr banaa huaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया पर्यटकगण अपना कचरा यहीं फेंकें। Tourists, please dispose of your trash right here.
(kripyaa parytakgan apnaa kachraa yahiin phenken।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर सरकार बेहतर सुविधाएँ देती तो और पर्यटक आते। If the government provided better facilities, more tourists would come.
(agar sarkaar behtar suvidhaaen detii to aur parytak aate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
गाइड चाहता था कि पर्यटक समय पर बस में लौट आएँ। The guide wanted the tourists to return to the bus on time.
(gaaid chaahtaa thaa ki parytak samay par bas men laut aaen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पिछले साल इस शहर में पर्यटकों की संख्या बहुत बढ़ी। The number of tourists in this city increased a lot last year.
(pichhle saal is shahar men paryatkon kii sankhyaa bahut badhii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम भी पर्यटक हो, या यहीं के हो? Are you a tourist too, or are you from here?
(kyaa tum bhii parytak ho, yaa yahiin ke ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
देश-विदेश से पर्यटक इस मंदिर के दर्शन हेतु आते रहेंगे। Tourists from within the country and abroad will keep coming for a glimpse of this temple.
(desh-videsh se parytak is mandir ke darshan hetu aate rahenge।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): पर्यटक (parytak)
(sg.m.oblique): पर्यटक (parytak)
(pl.m.direct): पर्यटक (parytak)
(pl.m.oblique): पर्यटकों (paryatkon)