नक़्शानवीस

Hindi

Etymology

नक़्शा (naqśā) +‎ -नवीस (-navīs).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəq.ʃɑː.nə.ʋiːs/, [nɐq.ʃäː.nɐ.ʋiːs], /nək.ʃɑː.nə.ʋiːs/, [nɐk.ʃäː.nɐ.ʋiːs]

Noun

नक़्शानवीस • (naqśānavīs) m

1. draftsman
2. cartographer

Derived terms

• नक़्शानवीसी (naqśānvīsī)

 

References

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