Iris in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “iris” in Hindi is आँख की पुतली, pronounced ANakh ki putali — 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.
diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris)bor.
Latin irisbor.
English iris
From Middle English iris, from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”). Presuming an earlier form *ϝῖρις (*wîris), possibly from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *w(e)ih₁-ro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). If so, it would be cognate to English wire.
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Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris)bor.
Latin irisbor.
English iris
From Middle English iris, from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”). Presuming an earlier form *ϝῖρις (*wîris), possibly from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *w(e)ih₁-ro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). If so, it would be cognate to English wire.
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