फ़ानूस
Hindi
Alternative forms
- फानूस (phānūs)
- फनूस (phanūs)
- पानूस (pānūs)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فانوس (fānūs).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /fɑː.nuːs/, [fäː.nuːs], /pʰɑː.nuːs/, [pʰäː.nuːs]
Noun
फ़ानूस • (fānūs) m (Urdu spelling فانوس)
- lantern
- beacon, lighthouse
- glass shade (of lamp, candlestick etc.)
- chandelier
- (figuratively) enlightened; open-minded
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फ़ानूस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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