लय
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ləj/, [l̪əj]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit लय (laya, “time; rhythm”).
Noun
लय • (lay) f
- time, rhythm
- singing in tune
- tune, melody
Declension
Declension of लय (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | लय lay | लयें layẽ |
oblique | लय lay | लयों layõ |
vocative | लय lay | लयो layo |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit लय (laya, “dissolution; melting”).
Noun
लय • (lay) m
- absorption, devotion
- immersion
- merging, coalescence
- destruction (esp. that of the world)
Declension
Declension of लय (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | लय lay | लय lay |
oblique | लय lay | लयों layõ |
vocative | लय lay | लयो layo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- laya (Latin script)
- 𑀮𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- লয (Bengali script)
- ලය (Sinhalese script)
- လယ (Burmese script)
- ลย or ละยะ (Thai script)
- ᩃᨿ (Tai Tham script)
- ລຍ or ລະຍະ or ລະຢະ (Lao script)
- លយ (Khmer script)
- 𑄣𑄠 (Chakma script)
Noun
लय m
- Devanagari script form of laya (“a brief measure of time”)
Declension
Declension table of "लय" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | लयो (layo) | लया (layā) |
Accusative (second) | लयं (layaṃ) | लये (laye) |
Instrumental (third) | लयेन (layena) | लयेहि (layehi) or लयेभि (layebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | लयस्स (layassa) or लयाय (layāya) or लयत्थं (layatthaṃ) | लयानं (layānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | लयस्मा (layasmā) or लयम्हा (layamhā) or लया (layā) | लयेहि (layehi) or लयेभि (layebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | लयस्स (layassa) | लयानं (layānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | लयस्मिं (layasmiṃ) or लयम्हि (layamhi) or लये (laye) | लयेसु (layesu) |
Vocative (calling) | लय (laya) | लया (layā) |