Copper in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “copper” in Hindi is तांबा, pronounced tanaba — 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.
any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
The noun is inherited from Middle English coper, copper (“copper ore; copper metal; bronze”), from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), a contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass or copper”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros, “Cyprus”) (a major source of copper during the Near East’s Bronze Age), from the name of a Northwest Semitic goddess from the root כ־ב־ר/ك ب ر (k b r) (“related to being big, large; great; or old”). Doublet of kobo.
The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The verb is also derived from the noun.
cognates
* Dutch koper (“copper”)
* German Kupfer (“copper”)
* Icelandic kopar (“copper”)
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The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The verb is also derived from the noun.
cognates
* Dutch koper (“copper”)
* German Kupfer (“copper”)
* Icelandic kopar (“copper”)