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Shehnai in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Shehnainoun
शहनाई
🗣️ śahnāī
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📖 Meaning of “shehnai”

The meaning of “shehnai” in Hindi is शहनाई, pronounced śahnāī — 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.

📘 Definition of shehnai

An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

✍️ Shehnai in a sentence
The next seven days the shehnais played in the Naupatkhana and every morning I offered my prayers to the founder of our dynasty […]
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Hindi शहनाई (śahnāī), from Persian شهنای (šahnāi).

Quick facts about “shehnai”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Shehnai
Meaning in Hindi
शहनाई
Pronunciation
śahnāī
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
From Hindi शहनाई (śahnāī), from Persian شهنای (šahnāi).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "shehnai" is शहनाई (śahnāī).
In Devanagari script it is written as शहनाई.
It is pronounced "śahnāī". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.