naan

/nɑːn/ · noun

Meaning

A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Etymology / origin

From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).

LHMA(pal)→
نان(fa-cls)→
نان(Urdu)→
नान(Hindi)→
naan (English)
Relations: bor, bor, der, der

Related words

नान(Hindi)نان(Urdu)نان(fa-cls)LHMA(pal)饢(Chinese)

Descendant words

饢(Chinese) (cog)

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