गुलदान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گلدان (goldân). Compare Punjabi ਗੁਲਦਾਨ (guldān) / گلدان (guldān), Gujarati ગુલદાન (guldān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊl.d̪ɑːn/, [ɡʊl.d̪ä̃ːn]

Noun

गुलदान • (guldān) m (Urdu spelling گلدان)

1. flowerpot, vase

   Synonyms: पुष्पपात्र (puṣpapātra), फूलदान (phūldān)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “272”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press