Priya
प्रियाdear, beloved
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प्रेम
love, affection
Auntie's synthesized voice says “Prem!” Regional and family pronunciations can differ.
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View your favoritesPrem means ‘love’ or ‘affection’ in Hindi, with a connection to Sanskrit preman. Its meaning is a direct expression of affection rather than a devotional title or a description requiring a particular story. The Hindi and Sanskrit forms differ in their endings while sharing this central meaning.
Source: Wiktionary, प्रेम. How we use sources.
प्रेम is written Prem in Roman letters. Keep p and r together at the beginning rather than adding a vowel between them. The Sanskrit source form preman has a different ending from the Hindi name.