Parupkaar (Gurmukhi ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੁ) is a word which is based on two roots - Pariya (Gurmukhi ਪਰਾਇਆ) which refers to a stranger, alien, foreign entity and oopkar (Gurmukhi ਉਪਕਾਰੁ) which means to do good, be generous; to do the right thing. So the word "Parupkaar" means to do good to a stranger; to be generous to a foreign entity; to be nice to someone who you do not know. * See also ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੁ[ s] * Other variations of the word: Parupkaree, ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ[ s] which means "one who does good to others."