नूपुर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नूपुर (nūpura).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nuː.pʊɾ/

Noun

नूपुर • (nūpur) m or f (Urdu spelling نُوپُر)

1. A hollow anklet consisting of tiny bells or bits of metal that tinkle; nupur; anklet.

Declension

Declension of नूपुर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नूपुर nūpur	नूपुर nūpur
oblique	नूपुर nūpur	नूपुरों nūpurõ
vocative	नूपुर nūpur	नूपुरो nūpuro

Declension of नूपुर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नूपुर nūpur	नूपुरें nūpurẽ
oblique	नूपुर nūpur	नूपुरों nūpurõ
vocative	नूपुर nūpur	नूपुरो nūpuro

Synonyms

• घुँघरू (ghuṅghrū)
• पाज़ेब (pāzeb)
• पायल (pāyal)
• पैंजनी (paiñjnī)
• झाँझन (jhāñjhan)

Proper noun

नूपुर • (nūpur) f

1. a female given name, Nupur, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of नूपुर (sg-only fem cons-stem)

	singular
direct	नूपुर nūpur
oblique	नूपुर nūpur
vocative	नूपुर nūpur

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नूपुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नूपुर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.