दायाँ
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “right, southern”), contaminated with बायाँ (bāyā̃, “left”). Doublet of दाहिना (dāhinā).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
दायाँ • (dāyā̃) (Urdu spelling دایاں)
Declension edit
Declension of दायाँ (ā̃-stem)
masculine | feminine | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | दायाँ dāyā̃ |
दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ |
दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃ |
दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃ |
oblique | दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ |
दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ |
दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃ |
दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃ |
vocative | दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ |
दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ |
दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃ |
दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃ |
Derived terms edit
- दाएँ (dāẽ)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दायाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dākṣiṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press