Nainsook Definition
nānso͝ok
noun
A thin, lightweight cotton fabric.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nainsook
Noun
Singular:
nainsook
Plural:
nainsooksOrigin of Nainsook
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From Hindi nainsukh pleasant nain eye (from Sanskrit nayanam) (from nayati he leads) sukh pleasure (from Sanskrit sukha- running easily (of chariots), pleasant) (su- good (e)su- in Indo-European roots) (kham opening, axle-hole in the nave of a wheel)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Hindi नैनसुख (nainsukh), from नैन (nain, “eye") + सुख (sukh, “pleasure, luxury").
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