लाई

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀬 (lāya), from Sanskrit लाज (lājá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑː.iː/, [läː.iː]

Noun

लाई • (lāī) f (Urdu spelling لائی)

1. parched rice or wheat

   Synonym: लावा (lāvā)

Declension

Declension of लाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाई lāī	लाइयाँ lāiyā̃
oblique	लाई lāī	लाइयों lāiyõ
vocative	लाई lāī	लाइयो lāiyo

Verb

लाई • (lāī)

1. inflection of लाना (lānā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative

Alternative forms

• लायी (lāyī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lājá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Colin P. Masica (1979) “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India‎^[1], Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151

Nepali

Alternative forms

• लागि (lāgi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [läi̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: लाइ

Postposition

लाई • (lāī)

1. to, for