रायता
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- राइता (rāitā)
Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā, “mustard”) + तिक्त (tikta, “pungent, bitter”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editरायता • (rāytā) m (Urdu spelling رائتہ)
- raita (an Indian dish made with yogurt and occasionally vegetables)
Declension
editDeclension of रायता (masc ā-stem)
References
edit- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रायता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4169
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रायता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 862
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāytā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press