आनन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन (ānana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.nən/, [äː.nɐ̃n]

Noun

आनन • (ānan) m (Urdu spelling آنن)

1. (anatomy, rare) mouth, face

   Synonyms: मुँह (mũh), चेहरा (cehrā)

Declension

Declension of आनन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आनन ānan	आनन ānan
oblique	आनन ānan	आननों ānanõ
vocative	आनन ānan	आननो ānano

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “आनन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Template:R:UR-HI-EN

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From अन् (an), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind, breeze”), Latin animus (“life force”), Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, “wind”), Tocharian B āñme, Old English anda (“zeal, anger”), Old Irish anál (“breath”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.nɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

आनन • (ānana) stem, n

1. the mouth
2. the face

Descendants

• Pali: ānana
• Hindi: आनन (ānan)
• → Tamil: ஆனனம் (āṉaṉam)
• → Telugu: ఆననము (ānanamu)