Crayon in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “crayon” in Hindi is क्रेयान{रङ्गी हुई खड़िया की पेन्सिल}, pronounced kreyan ranggi huI khaDDiya ki pensil — 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.
writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
Etymology tree
Latin crēta
French craie
Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.
Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?
Latin -ō
Frankishinflu.
Old French -on
Middle French -on
French -on
French crayonbor.
English crayon
Borrowed from French crayon (“pencil”), from craie (“chalk”) + -on (diminutive suffix), from Latin crēta (“chalk, clay”), perhaps from crētus.
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Latin crēta
French craie
Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.
Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?
Latin -ō
Frankishinflu.
Old French -on
Middle French -on
French -on
French crayonbor.
English crayon
Borrowed from French crayon (“pencil”), from craie (“chalk”) + -on (diminutive suffix), from Latin crēta (“chalk, clay”), perhaps from crētus.
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