Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɛː.niː/

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit रञ्जन n (rañjana).[1] Doublet of रंजन (rañjan).

Noun

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रैनी (rainīf

  1. Colouring; colour; extracting colour (from plants or flowers, as safflower etc.).
  2. (slang) to have the monthly discharge
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rájana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

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Noun

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रैनी (rainīf

  1. lump of gold or silver used to draw wire