फ़ानूस
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian فانوس (fānūs).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
फ़ानूस • (fānūs) m (Urdu spelling فانوس)
- lantern
- beacon, lighthouse
- glass shade (of lamp, candlestick etc.)
- chandelier
- (figuratively) enlightened; open-minded
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फ़ानूस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press