রাই
Bengali edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
H-dropped from Middle Bengali রাহী (rahi), from Sanskrit राधिका (rādhikā).
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
রাই • (rai)
Etymology 2 edit
From Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā) or राजी (rājī). Cognate with Gujarati રાઈ (rāī) and Hindi राई (rāī).
Noun edit
রাই • (rai)
Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
- রায় (raẏ) — more common
Noun edit
রাই • (rai)
Etymology 4 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
- sound
- ঘরের মইধ্যে কেউইর রাই পাইলাম না। ― ghorer moiddhe keuir rai pailam na. ― I couldn't hear anyone making a sound in the house.
References edit
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ২” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ২” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ৩” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh