आसान

See also: आसन and आसानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آسان (āsān), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭠𐭭 (āsān). Compare Bengali আসান (aśan), Gujarati આસાન (āsān), Marathi आसान (āsān), Punjabi ਅਸਾਨ (asān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.sɑːn/, [äː.sä̃ːn]

Adjective

आसान • (āsān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آسان)

1. easy

   Synonyms: सरल (saral), सहज (sahaj), सुगम (sugam)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आसान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “आसान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Platts, John T. (1884) “आसान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.