नैन

See also: नुन, नैनु, नोनी, नैना, नाना, नान, and नानी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀬𑀡 (ṇayaṇa), from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɛːn/, [nɛ̃ːn]

Noun

नैन • (nain) m (Urdu spelling نین)

1. eye

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख

Declension

Declension of नैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नैन nain	नैन nain
oblique	नैन nain	नैनों nainõ
vocative	नैन nain	नैनो naino

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press