nénufar
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnénufar m (plural nénufars)
Usage notes
editThis spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.
Further reading
edit- “nenuphar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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