ऊन
ūn/uːn/masculine
The Hindi word for wool is ऊन (ūn).
ऊन is a noun used to refer to the hair of sheep, etc.
Meaning: hair of sheep, etc. (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
ऊन is a masculine noun. It does not change its form in the plural.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /uːn/. The romanization is ūn.
Did you know?
- The word ऊन is a cognate of the English word 'wool' because both descend from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.
- The term ऊन is often associated with the 'Pashmina' tradition of Kashmir, where the finest wool is hand-spun into shawls.
- The word ऊन is a 'tadbhava' word, meaning it evolved from a more formal Sanskrit ancestor through common speech over centuries.
Examples in context
- ऑस्ट्रेलिया ऊन का बड़ी मात्रा में निर्यात करता है।Australia exports a lot of wool.This sentence is useful for describing the export of ऊन.Tatoeba #516690 by minshirui, translation #65146 by CM
- यह स्वेटर बहुत नरम ऊन से बना है।yah svetar bahut naram oon se bana hai.This sweater is made of very soft wool.
- मुझे ऊन के कपड़े बहुत पसंद हैं।mujhe oon ke kapde bahut pasand hain.I like woolen clothes very much.
Example conversation
Anjali is helping Rahul choose materials for knitting a sweater.
- राहुल Rahulक्या तुम्हारे पास सफेद ऊन है?kya tumhare paas safed oon hai?Do you have white wool?
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, मेरे पास थोड़ा ऊन है।haan, mere paas thoda oon hai.Yes, I have some wool.
- राहुल Rahulक्या यह ऊन अच्छी गुणवत्ता का है?kya yah oon achhi gunvatta ka hai?Is this wool of good quality?
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, यह बहुत ही बढ़िया ऊन है।haan, yah bahut hee badiya oon hai.Yes, it is very excellent wool.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wool” translations and entries ऊन, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ऊन, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
