naan
/nɑːn/US/nɑn/
naan noun: a type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Noun
naan (plural naan or naans)
naan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
naan in Hindi
- flat bread
- नान nān
naan in Tamil
- flat bread
- நான் nāṉ
naan in Marathi
- flat bread
- नान nān
naan in Urdu
- flat bread
- نان nān
More languagesFewer languages
- naan in Bengali
- নান nan
- naan in Telugu
- నాన్ nān
- naan in Malayalam
- നാൻ nāṉ
- naan in Kannada
- ನಾನ್ nān
- naan in Punjabi
- ਨਾਨ nān
- naan in Gujarati
- નાન nān
- naan in Odia
- ନାନ nāna
- naan in Pashto
- نان nān
- naan in Arabic
- نَان nān
- naan in Malay
- roti tempayan, roti nan
- naan in Indonesian
- nan
- naan in Persian
- نان nân
- naan in Thai
- นาน naan
- naan in Myanmar
- နံပြား nampra:
- Sindhi
- نان nānu
Forms of naan
| plural | naan |
|---|---|
| plural | naans |
| alternative form | nan |
Origin of naan
From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).
Words formed from naan
Words that rhyme with naan
Questions about naan
- What does naan mean?
- Naan means a type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- What is naan in Hindi?
- Naan in Hindi is नान (nān). See Naan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is naan?
- Naan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce naan?
- Naan is pronounced /nɑːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of naan?
- The plural of naan is naan.
Words near naan in the dictionary
Source and license
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