Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian افسانه (afsâne), from Middle Persian ʾfsʾng (afsānag, “fable”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əf.sɑː.nɑː/, [ɐf.säː.näː], /əpʰ.sɑː.nɑː/, [ɐpʰ.säː.näː]
Noun
अफ़साना • (afsānā) m (Urdu spelling افسانہ)
- tale, story
- Synonyms: कथा (kathā), कहानी (kahānī)
Declension
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