बैंगनी
baiṅgnī/bɛːŋɡ.niː/
The Hindi word for violet is बैंगनी (baiṅgnī).
बैंगनी is used to refer to the color violet.
Meaning: colour (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /bɛːŋɡ.niː/. It has two syllables: baiṅgnī.
Did you know?
- While बैंगनी is the standard word for violet, in some poetic or older forms of Hindi, the color is described using the word जामुनी, which comes from जामुन, the Indian black plum.
- The word for violet, बैंगनी, is derived directly from the Hindi word for eggplant, बैंगन.
- The word बैंगनी uses the suffix ई, which is a common way in Hindi to transform a noun into an adjective describing a color.
Examples in context
- वह बैंगनी साड़ी पहनती है।She wears a violet saree.
- यह बैंगनी रंग बहुत सुंदर है।yah baingani rang bahut sundar hai.This violet color is very beautiful.
- क्या आपके पास बैंगनी पेन है?kya aapke paas baingani pen hai?Do you have a violet pen?
- मुझे बैंगनी फूल पसंद हैं।mujhe baingani phool pasand hain.I like violet flowers.
Example conversation
Vikas and Neha are shopping for new curtains.
- विकास Vikasक्या आपको यह बैंगनी पर्दा पसंद है?kya aapko yah baingani parda pasand hai?Do you like this violet curtain?
- नेहा Nehaहाँ, यह रंग बहुत अच्छा है।haan, yah rang bahut achchha hai.Yes, this color is very good.
- विकास Vikasक्या हम इसे खरीद लें?kya hum ise khareed lein?Should we buy it?
- नेहा Nehaहाँ, चलिए इसे लेते हैं।haan, chaliye ise lete hain.Yes, let's take it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry बैंगनी, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries बैंगनी, CC BY-SA 4.0.
