ननिहाल

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.nɪ.ɦɑːl/, [nɐ.nɪ.ɦäːl]

Noun

ननिहाल • (nanihāl) m

1. house and family of a maternal grandfather

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ननिहाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ननिहाल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ननिहाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press