रोशनी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रौशनी (rauśnī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian روشنی (roušani).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾoːʃ.niː/

Noun

रोशनी • (rośnī) f (Urdu spelling روشنی)

1. light

   Synonyms: उजाला (ujālā), प्रकाश (prakāś)

2. lamp; any source of light

   Synonyms: दीपक (dīpak), चिराग़ (cirāġ), दीप (dīp), दीपिका (dīpikā)

3. splendour, lustre
4. (idiomatic) knowledge of light
   • (deprecated template usage) नई रोशनी के युवक ― naī rośnī ke yuvak ― The youth of the new light

Related terms

• रोशन (rośan)