रैन

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀬𑀡𑀻 (rayaṇī), from Sanskrit रजनि (rajani), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷeni. Compare Gujarati રયણી (rayaṇī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾɛːn/

Noun

रैन • (rain) f

(chiefly poetic) the night
- 2012, Javed Akhtar (lyrics), Ram Sampath (music), “Jiya Lage Na”, in Talaash, performed by Sona Mohapatra:
  
  ओ मैं मुस्काऊं, सबसे छुपाऊं
  व्याकुल हूँ दिन रैन
  o ma͠i muskāūn, sabse chupāūn
  vyākul hū̃ din rain
  When I smile, I hide from everyone,
  I am distraught day and night
Synonym: रात (rāt)

Declension

Declension of रैन
	Singular	Plural
Direct	रैन (rain)	रैनें (rainẽ)
Oblique	रैन (rain)	रैनों (rainõ)
Vocative	रैन (rain)	रैनो (raino)

Derived terms

रैनबसेरा (rainabserā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 871

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