From Hindi निशान (niśān) and Urdu نشان (nišān). Ultimately from Classical Persian نشان (nišān). Compare Old Armenian նիշ (niš), Classical Syriac ܢܝܫܐ (nīšāʾ), Hebrew נֵס (nēs), loanwords from Iranian.
నిశాని • (niśāni) ? (plural నిశానులు)