चार-आईना

Hindi

Indian warriors wearing चार-आईना

Alternative forms

• चार आइना (cār āinā)
• चार आईना (cār āīnā)
• चार-आइना (cār-āinā)

 

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چار آیینه (čār āyīna, “lit. four mirrors; mirror armour”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːɾ.ɑː.iː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃäːɾ.äː.iː.näː]

Noun

चार-आईना • (cār-āīnā) m (Urdu spelling چار آئینہ)

1. mirror armour with four mirrors on the front, back and the sides