Main Entry: par·on·y·mous

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈrä-nə-məs, pa-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek parōnymos, from para- + -ōnymos (as in homōnymos homonymous)

Date: 1656

1 : conjugate 4
2 a : formed from a word in another language b : having a form similar to that of a cognate foreign word