बनारस

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.nɑː.ɾəs/

Proper noun

बनारस • (banāras) f

  1. Varanasi; Banaras; Benares; Kashi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, sacred to Hinduism and Jainism)
    Synonyms: वारणसी (vāraṇsī), वाराणसी (vārāṇsī), काशी (kāśī)
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