सनसनी

सनसनी

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of सन (san).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sən.sə.niː/

Noun

सनसनी • (sansanī) f

1. tingling, feeling of apprehension

   हमारे हथियार देखकर शत्रु की सेना में सनसनी फैल गई।

   hamāre hathiyār dekhkar śatru kī senā mẽ sanasnī phail gaī.

   Seeing the weapons, the enemy army had a feeling of apprehension.

Derived terms

• सनसनीख़ेज़ (sansanīxez)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सनसनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press