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रेस्तराँ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French restaurant,[1] possibly via Persian رِسْتورَان (ristōrān / resturân)[2] or British English restaurant. Cognate with Bengali রেস্তোরাঁ (restōrã)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾeːs.t̪ə.ɾɑ̃ː/, [ɾeːs.t̪ɐ.ɾä̃ː], /ɾeːs.t̪ɾɑ̃ː/, [ɾeːs.t̪ɾä̃ː]

Noun

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रेस्तराँ (restarā̃ or restrā̃m (Urdu spelling ریستراں)

  1. restaurant

Declension

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Declension of रेस्तराँ (masc unmarked ā̃-stem)
singular plural
direct रेस्तराँ
restarā̃, restrā̃
रेस्तराँ
restarā̃, restrā̃
oblique रेस्तराँ
restarā̃, restrā̃
रेस्तराओं
restarāõ, restrāõ
vocative रेस्तराँ
restarā̃, restrā̃
रेस्तराओं
restarāõ, restrāõ

References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रेस्तराँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रेस्तराँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press