narghile
/ˈnɑɹɡɪliː/
narghile noun: a large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
Noun
narghile (plural narghiles)
- A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
- He went to the Pyramids and Syria, and there left his malady behind him, and returned with a fine beard, and a supply of tarbooshes and nargillies, with which he regales all his friends.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 76, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
narghile meaning in Tamil and Urdu
narghile in Tamil
- நீரோடி குடிப்புக்குழல்
narghile in Urdu
- narghile, hookah
- ناریل nāriyal
Synonyms of narghile
Forms of narghile
| plural | narghiles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nargeela |
| alternative form | nargeelah |
| alternative form | narghil |
| alternative form | narghileh |
| alternative form | narghilly |
| alternative form | narghily |
| alternative form | nargil |
| alternative form | nargile |
| alternative form | nargileh |
| alternative form | nargili |
| alternative form | nargilly |
| alternative form | nargily |
| alternative form | narguileh |
Origin of narghile
From French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile) from نارگیل (nârgil, “a coconut”), which was formerly used to construct the bowl, likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “a coconut”), from a Dravidian language.
Questions about narghile
- What does narghile mean?
- Narghile means a large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
- What is narghile in Tamil?
- Narghile in Tamil is நீரோடி குடிப்புக்குழல். See Narghile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is narghile?
- Narghile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce narghile?
- Narghile is pronounced /ˈnɑɹɡɪliː/.
- What is the plural of narghile?
- The plural of narghile is narghiles.
Words near narghile in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: narghile (page history and authors); narghile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ناریل (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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