राई
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀆 (rāiā), from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā). Doublet of राजिका (rājikā).
Noun edit
राई • (rāī) f (Urdu spelling رائی)
Declension edit
Declension of राई (fem ind ī-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Perhaps a contraction of *रायाई (rāyāī), from राय (rāy, “king”) + -आई (-āī, “-ness”).
Noun edit
राई • (rāī) f
Declension edit
Declension of राई (fem ind ī-stem)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
राई • (rāī) m
- Alternative form of राय (rāy, “king”)
Declension edit
Declension of राई (sg-only masc ind ī-stem)
singular | |
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direct | राई rāī |
oblique | राई rāī |
vocative | राई rāī |
Further reading edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “राई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “राई”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618
Marathi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘃 (rāī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀆 (rāiā), from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā). Compare Gujarati રાઈ (rāī), Hindustani رائی (rāī)/ राई (rāī), Sindhi رائِي / राई, Punjabi ਰਾਈ (rāī) / رائی (rā'ī), Nepali रायो (rāyo), Odia ରାଇ (rai), Maithili 𑒩𑒰𑒃 (rāi) / राइ (rāɨ), Bengali রাই (rai), Assamese লাই (lai).
Noun edit
राई • (rāī) f
- mustard seed
- Synonym: मोहरी (mohrī)
Derived terms edit
- राईचा पर्वत करणे (rāīcā parvat karṇe, “make a mountain out of a molehill”)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘃 (rāī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀈 (rāī), from Sanskrit राजि (rā́ji).
Noun edit
राई • (rāī) f
Further reading edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “राई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618