रैन
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀬𑀡𑀻 (rayaṇī), from Sanskrit रजनि (rajani), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷeni. Compare Gujarati રયણી (rayaṇī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾɛːn/
Noun
रैन • (rain) f
- (chiefly poetic) the night
- 2012, Javed Akhtar (lyrics), Ram Sampath (music), “Jiya Lage Na”, in Talaash, performed by Sona Mohapatra:
- ओ मैं मुस्काऊं, सबसे छुपाऊं
व्याकुल हूँ दिन रैन- o ma͠i muskāūn, sabse chupāūn
vyākul hū̃ din rain - When I smile, I hide from everyone,
I am distraught day and night
- o ma͠i muskāūn, sabse chupāūn
- Synonym: रात (rāt)
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Declension
| Declension of रैन | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | रैन (rain) | रैनें (rainẽ) |
| Oblique | रैन (rain) | रैनों (rainõ) |
| Vocative | रैन (rain) | रैनो (raino) |
Derived terms
- रैनबसेरा (rainabserā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 871
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