रैन
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀬𑀡𑀻 (rayaṇī), from Sanskrit रजनी (rajanī), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷeni. Compare Gujarati રયણી (rayaṇī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɛːn/, [ɾɛ̃ːn̪]
Noun
रैन • (rain) f (Urdu spelling رین)
- (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 muskāū̃, sabse chupāū̃
vyākul hū̃ din rain - When I smile, I hide from everyone,
I am distraught day and night
- o ma͠i muskāū̃, sabse chupāū̃
- Synonym: रात (rāt)
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Declension
Declension of रैन (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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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