nansú

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English nainsook, from Hindi नैनसुख (nainsukh), from नैन (nain, “eye”) + सुख (sukh, “pleasure, luxury”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [nənˈsu]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [nanˈsu]

Noun

nansú m (uncountable)

nainsook

Further reading

“nansú” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nainsook, from Hindi नैनसुख (nainsukh), from नैन (nain, “eye”) + सुख (sukh, “pleasure, luxury”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nanˈsu/ [nãnˈsu]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: nan‧sú

Noun

nansú m (uncountable)

nainsook

Further reading

“nansú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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