Filament in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “filament” in Hindi is तंतु, pronounced sanavahak tar — 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.
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der.
Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
Latin fīlum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Late Latin fīlō
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor.
English filament
Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
Quick facts about “filament”
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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der.
Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
Latin fīlum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Late Latin fīlō
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor.
English filament
Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
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