Cirrus in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “cirrus” in Hindi is पक्षाभ, pronounced pakṣābh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
Synonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support”).
Learned borrowing from Latin cirrus (“curl; fringe of clothes; mane (especially forelock) of a horse; etc”); further etymology unknown.
Sense 2 (“type of cloud”) was coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.
The plural form cirri is also a learned borrowing from Latin cirrī, the nominative or vocative plural of cirrus.
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Sense 2 (“type of cloud”) was coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.
The plural form cirri is also a learned borrowing from Latin cirrī, the nominative or vocative plural of cirrus.
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