फ़ानूस

Hindi

Alternative forms

• फानूस (phānūs)
• फनूस (phanūs)
• पानूस (pānūs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فانوس (fānūs).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /fɑː.nuːs/, [fäː.nuːs], /pʰɑː.nuːs/, [pʰäː.nuːs]

Noun

फ़ानूस • (fānūs) m (Urdu spelling فانوس)

1. lantern
2. beacon, lighthouse
3. glass shade (of lamp, candlestick etc.)
4. chandelier
5. (figuratively) enlightened; open-minded

References

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