Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

وارانسی (vārāṇsīf (Hindi spelling वाराणसी)

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