राई

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.iː/, [ɾäː.iː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀆 (rāiā), from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā). Doublet of राजिका (rājikā).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f (Urdu spelling رائی)

  1. a mustard seed
  2. a tiny particle, grain
Declension

Etymology 2

Perhaps a contraction of *रायाई (rāyāī), from राय (rāy, king) + -आई (-āī, -ness).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f

  1. (rare or dated) the state of being a king; kingship, highness, sovereignty
    Synonyms: बादशाहत (bādśāhat), राजता (rājtā), राजत्व (rājatva), नृपत्व (nŕpatva)
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

राई • (rāī) m

  1. Alternative form of राय (rāy, king)
Declension

Further reading

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾai/, [ɾaiː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘃 (rāī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀆 (rāiā), from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā). Compare Gujarati રાઈ (rāī), Hindustani رائی (rāī)/ राई (rāī), Sindhi رائِي / राई, Punjabi ਰਾਈ (rāī) / رائی (rā'ī), Nepali रायो (rāyo), Odia ରାଇ (rai), Maithili 𑒩𑒰𑒃 (rāi) / राइ (rāɨ), Bengali রাই (rai), Assamese লাই (lai).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f

  1. mustard seed
    Synonym: मोहरी (mohrī)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘃 (rāī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀈 (rāī), from Sanskrit राजि (rā́ji).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f

  1. grove

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “राई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618
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