Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन (ānana).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.nən/, [äː.nɐ̃n]

Noun edit

आनन (ānanm (Urdu spelling آنن)

  1. (anatomy, rare) mouth, face
    Synonyms: मुँह (mũh), चेहरा (cehrā)

Declension edit

References edit

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “आनन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “आनन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

From अन् (an), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind, breeze), Latin animus (life force), Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, wind), Tocharian B āñme, Old English anda (zeal, anger), Old Irish anál (breath).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

आनन (ānana) stemn

  1. the mouth
  2. the face

Descendants edit

  • Pali: ānana
  • Hindi: आनन (ānan)
  • Tamil: ஆனனம் (āṉaṉam)
  • Telugu: ఆననము (ānanamu)