प्राणवायु

Hindi

Etymology

From प्राण (prāṇ, “life”) +‎ वायु (vāyu, “air”). Compare Gujarati પ્રાણવાયુ (prāṇvāyu), Marathi प्राणवायू (prāṇvāyū), Telugu ప్రాణవాయువు (prāṇavāyuvu), Kannada ಪ್ರಾಣವಾಯು (prāṇavāyu), Malayalam പ്രാണവായു (prāṇavāyu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾɑːn.ʋɑː.juː/

Noun

प्राणवायु • (prāṇvāyu) f

  1. oxygen
    Synonyms: जारक (jārak), ऑक्सीजन (ŏksījan)

References
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “प्राणवायु”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
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