बिश्नोई

Hindi

Etymology

Perhaps from Marwari बीस (bīs, “twenty”) +‎ नऊ (naū, “nine”) +‎ -ई (-ī, “relational suffix”), literally “of or relating to twenty and nine”. A derivation from विष्णु (viṣṇu, “Vishnu”) has been suggested as well.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɪʃ.noː.iː/

Proper noun

बिश्नोई • (biśnoī) ?

1. (Hinduism) the Bishnoi sect

Declension

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