Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
بنارس • (banāras) f (Hindi spelling बनारस)
- Varanasi, Banaras, Benares, Kashi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, sacred to Hinduism and Jainism)
- Synonyms: وارانسی (vārāṇsī), کاشی (kāśī)