रेंट

Hindi

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾẽːʈ/
• Rhymes: -ẽːʈ

Noun

रेंट • (rẽṭ) f

1. mucus (from the nose), snot, snivel

   Synonym: पोंटा (põṭā)

Alternative forms

• रैंट (ra͠iṭ), रेंटा (rẽṭā)

Etymology 2

From English rent.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾæɳʈ/, [ɾæ̃ɳʈ]
• Rhymes: -æɳʈ

Noun

रेंट • (reṇṭ) m

1. rent

   Synonyms: किराया (kirāyā), भाड़ा (bhāṛā)

Declension

Declension of रेंट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रेंट reṇṭ	रेंट reṇṭ
oblique	रेंट reṇṭ	रेंटों reṇṭõ
vocative	रेंट reṇṭ	रेंटो reṇṭo

Etymology 3

Corruption of रहँट (rahãṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾẽːʈ/

Noun

रेंट • (rẽṭ) f

1. Alternative form of रहट (rahaṭ, “Persian wheel”).

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रेंट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 869
• Platts, John T. (1884) “रेंट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 612
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रेंट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4203