वाराणसी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī). Doublet of बनारस (banāras).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑːɳ.siː/, [ʋäː.ɾä̃ːɳ.siː]

Proper noun

वाराणसी • (vārāṇsī) f (Urdu spelling وارانسی)

  1. Varanasi, Benares (a city in India)
    Synonym: बनारस (banāras)

Declension
Declension of वाराणसी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct वाराणसी
vārāṇsī
oblique वाराणसी
vārāṇsī
vocative वाराणसी
vārāṇsī

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
  • वारणासी (vāraṇāsī)

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ৱাৰাণসী (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬵᬭᬵᬡᬲᬷ (Balinese script)
  • বারাণসী (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰯𑰨𑰯𑰜𑰭𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝါရာဏသီ (Burmese script)
  • વારાણસી (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਾਰਾਣਸੀ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍀 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦴꦫꦴꦟꦱꦷ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰𑂝𑂮𑂲 (Kaithi script)
  • ವಾರಾಣಸೀ (Kannada script)
  • វារាណសី (Khmer script)
  • ວາຣາຓສີ (Lao script)
  • വാരാണസീ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠᠰ᠌ᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘭𑘲 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠠᢗᠷᠠᢗᢏᠠᠰᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧑𑧈𑧑𑦼𑧍𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐵𑐬𑐵𑐞𑐳𑐷 (Newa script)
  • ଵାରାଣସୀ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢵꢬꢵꢠꢱꢷ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆳𑆫𑆳𑆟𑆱𑆵 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖯𑖨𑖯𑖜𑖭𑖱 (Siddham script)
  • වාරාණසී (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩛𑩼𑩛𑩪𑪁𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚭𑚤𑚭𑚘𑚨𑚯 (Takri script)
  • வாராணஸீ (Tamil script)
  • వారాణసీ (Telugu script)
  • วาราณสี (Thai script)
  • ཝཱ་རཱ་ཎ་སཱི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒰𑒩𑒰𑒝𑒮𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨊𑨫𑨊𑨘𑨰𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

वाराणसी • (vārāṇasī) stem, f

  1. Varanasi, a city in India. Accord. to JābālUp. so called after the names of two rivers, वरणा and असि, or असी; also written वाणारसी q.v., वराणसी or वारणसी MBh. Kāv. &c.
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