nansú

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishnainsook,fromHindiनैनसुख(nainsukh),fromनैन(nain,“eye”)+सुख(sukh,“pleasure, luxury”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[nənˈsu]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[nanˈsu]

Noun

nansúm(uncountable)

1. nainsook

Further reading

• “nansú”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishnainsook,fromHindiनैनसुख(nainsukh),fromनैन(nain,“eye”)+सुख(sukh,“pleasure, luxury”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/nanˈsu/[nãnˈsu]
• Rhymes:-u
• Syllabification:nan‧sú

Noun

nansúm(uncountable)

1. nainsook

Further reading

• “nansú”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014