रौनक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian رونق (rownaq).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɔː.nəq/, [ɾɔː.nɐq], /ɾɔː.nək/, [ɾɔː.nɐk]

Noun

रौनक़ • (raunaq) f (Urdu spelling رونق)

1. splendour, brilliance, lustre

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   इस शहर में कुछ रौनक़ है ही नहीं।

   is śahar mẽ kuch raunaq hai hī nahī̃.

   This town has nothing of note.

   Synonym: शान (śān)

Derived terms

• बेरौनक़ (beraunaq)
• रौनक़दार (raunaqdār)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रौनक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “रौनक़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.