ऐनक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('aynak), from ('ayn), from Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn, “eye”). Compare Punjabi ਐਨਕ (ainak).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɛː.nək/, [ɛː.nɐk]

Noun

ऐनक • (ainak) f (Urdu spelling عینک)

glasses; spectacles
Synonyms: चश्मा (caśmā), उपनेत्र (upnetra)

Declension

Declension of ऐनक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऐनक ainak	ऐनक ainak
oblique	ऐनक ainak	ऐनकों ainakõ
vocative	ऐनक ainak	ऐनको ainako

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऐनक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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