लयन

लयन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लयन (layana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lə.jən/, [l̪ə.jə̃n̪]

Noun

लयन • (layan) m (rare, formal)

1. resting, repose
2. a place of rest, resthouse

   Synonyms: विश्रामालय (viśrāmālay), आरामगाह (ārāmgāh)

Declension

Declension of लयन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लयन layan	लयन layan
oblique	लयन layan	लयनों layanõ
vocative	लयन layan	लयनो layano

Further reading

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “लयन”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
• লযন (Assamese script)
• লযন (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
• લયન (Gujarati script)
• ꦭꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
• ಲಯನ (Kannada script)
• လယန (Burmese script)
• 𑐮𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଲଯନ (Oriya script)
• ꢭꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
• లయన (Telugu script)
• ལཡན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From ली (lī, “to cling”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

लयन • (layana) n

1. the act of clinging, adhering, lying
2. resting, repose
3. a place of rest, resthouse

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लयन (layana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लयनम् layanam	लयने layane	लयनानि / लयना¹ layanāni / layanā¹
Vocative	लयन layana	लयने layane	लयनानि / लयना¹ layanāni / layanā¹
Accusative	लयनम् layanam	लयने layane	लयनानि / लयना¹ layanāni / layanā¹
Instrumental	लयनेन layanena	लयनाभ्याम् layanābhyām	लयनैः / लयनेभिः¹ layanaiḥ / layanebhiḥ¹
Dative	लयनाय layanāya	लयनाभ्याम् layanābhyām	लयनेभ्यः layanebhyaḥ
Ablative	लयनात् layanāt	लयनाभ्याम् layanābhyām	लयनेभ्यः layanebhyaḥ
Genitive	लयनस्य layanasya	लयनयोः layanayoḥ	लयनानाम् layanānām
Locative	लयने layane	लयनयोः layanayoḥ	लयनेषु layaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: लयन (layan) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “लयन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 903, column 2.