रायता
Hindi
Alternative forms
- राइता (rāitā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā, “mustard”) + तिक्त (tikta, “pungent, bitter”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːj.t̪ɑː/, [ɾäːj.t̪äː]
Noun
रायता • (rāytā) m (Urdu spelling رائتہ)
- raita (an Indian dish made with yogurt and occasionally vegetables)
Declension
Declension of रायता (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रायता rāytā | रायते rāyte |
| oblique | रायते rāyte | रायतों rāytõ |
| vocative | रायते rāyte | रायतो rāyto |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रायता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4169
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रायता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 862
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rāytā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press