राय

See also: रयि

Hindi

Etymology 1

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राजा (rājā).

Noun

राय • (rāy) m

  1. king
    Synonym: राजा (rājā)
  2. (historical) a royal title used by Hindu kings
Declension
Declension of राय
Singular Plural
Direct राय (rāy) राय (rāy)
Oblique राय (rāy) रायों (rāyõ)
Vocative राय (rāy) रायो (rāyo)

Proper noun

राय • (rāy) m

  1. A surname, equivalent to the English Rai​.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian رأی‎ (ra'y), from Arabic رَأْي‎ (raʾy).

Noun

राय • (rāy) f

  1. opinion, belief
    Synonym: मत (mat)
  2. advice
    Synonyms: सलाह (salāh), सम्मति (sammati)
  3. vote
    Synonyms: मत (mat), वोट (voṭ)
Declension
Declension of राय
Singular Plural
Direct राय (rāy) रायें (rāyẽ)
Oblique राय (rāy) रायों (rāyõ)
Vocative राय (rāy) रायो (rāyo)

References

Old Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ĵan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rēǵ-en-

Noun

राय (rāya) m

  1. king
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