नान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نان (nān). Cognate with Sanskrit नग्नहु (nagnahu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑːn/, [nä̃ːn]

Noun

नान • (nānf (Urdu spelling نان)

  1. naan (a type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine)

Declension

Declension of नान (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नान
nān
नानें
nānẽ
oblique नान
nān
नानों
nānõ
vocative नान
nān
नानो
nāno

Descendants

  • Burmese: နံပြား (nampra:)
  • English: naan
  • Thai: นาน (naan)