रौनक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رونق (rawnaq), from Arabic رَوْنَق (rawnaq).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɔː.nəq/, [ɾɔː.nɐq], /ɾɔː.nək/, [ɾɔː.nɐk]

Noun

रौनक़ • (raunaq) f (Urdu spelling رونق)

1. splendour, brilliance, lustre

   Synonym: शान (śān)

   इस शहर में कुछ रौनक़ है ही नहीं।

   is śahar mẽ kuch raunaq hai hī nahī̃.

   This town has nothing of note.

2. liveliness,charm,satisfying

Declension

Declension of रौनक़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रौनक़ raunaq	रौनक़ें raunaqẽ
oblique	रौनक़ raunaq	रौनक़ों raunaqõ
vocative	रौनक़ raunaq	रौनक़ो raunaqo

Derived terms

• बेरौनक़ (beraunaq)
• रौनक़दार (raunaqdār)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रौनक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “रौनक़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.