ऐनक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian عینک (eynak), from عین (eyn), from Arabic عَيْن (ʿayn, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɛː.nək/, [ɛː.n̪ək]
Noun
ऐनक • (ainak) f (Urdu spelling عینک)
- glasses; spectacles
- Synonyms: चश्मा (caśmā), उपनेत्र (upnetra)
Declension
Declension of ऐनक (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | ऐनक ainak | ऐनक ainak |
oblique | ऐनक ainak | ऐनकों ainakõ |
vocative | ऐनक ainak | ऐनको ainako |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ऐनक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press