गायन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायन (gāyana).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.jən/,

Noun

गायन • (gāyan) m

singing
Synonyms: गीत (gīt), गाना (gānā), गायकी (gāykī)
song
Synonyms: गाना (gānā), गान (gān)

Declension

Declension of गायन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गायन gāyan	गायन gāyan
oblique	गायन gāyan	गायनों gāyanõ
vocative	गायन gāyan	गायनो gāyano

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

গায়ন (Assamese script)
ᬕᬵᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
গায়ন (Bengali script)
𑰐𑰯𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀕𑀸𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
ဂါယန (Burmese script)
ગાયન (Gujarati script)
ਗਾਯਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦒꦴꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂏𑂰𑂨𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಗಾಯನ (Kannada script)
គាយន (Khmer script)
ຄາຍນ (Lao script)
ഗായന (Malayalam script)
ᡤᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘐𑘰𑘧𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠺᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦰𑧑𑧇𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐐𑐵𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
ଗାଯନ (Odia script)
ꢔꢵꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆓𑆳𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖐𑖯𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
ගායන (Sinhalese script)
𑩞𑩛𑩻𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚌𑚭𑚣𑚝 (Takri script)
க³ாயந (Tamil script)
గాయన (Telugu script)
คายน (Thai script)
གཱ་ཡ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒑𑒰𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨍𑨊𑨪𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root गै (gai) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.jɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

गायन • (gāyana) stem, n

the act of singing
a song
the act of professing or practising singing as a livelihood

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गायन (gāyana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गायनम् gāyanam	गायने gāyane	गायनानि / गायना¹ gāyanāni / gāyanā¹
Vocative	गायन gāyana	गायने gāyane	गायनानि / गायना¹ gāyanāni / gāyanā¹
Accusative	गायनम् gāyanam	गायने gāyane	गायनानि / गायना¹ gāyanāni / gāyanā¹
Instrumental	गायनेन gāyanena	गायनाभ्याम् gāyanābhyām	गायनैः / गायनेभिः¹ gāyanaiḥ / gāyanebhiḥ¹
Dative	गायनाय gāyanāya	गायनाभ्याम् gāyanābhyām	गायनेभ्यः gāyanebhyaḥ
Ablative	गायनात् gāyanāt	गायनाभ्याम् gāyanābhyām	गायनेभ्यः gāyanebhyaḥ
Genitive	गायनस्य gāyanasya	गायनयोः gāyanayoḥ	गायनानाम् gāyanānām
Locative	गायने gāyane	गायनयोः gāyanayoḥ	गायनेषु gāyaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: gāyana
→ Hindi: गायन (gāyan)
→ Nepali: गायन (gāyan)

Noun

गायन • (gāyana) stem, m

a singer, praiser
a talker

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गायन (gāyana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गायनः gāyanaḥ	गायनौ / गायना¹ gāyanau / gāyanā¹	गायनाः / गायनासः¹ gāyanāḥ / gāyanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गायन gāyana	गायनौ / गायना¹ gāyanau / gāyanā¹	गायनाः / गायनासः¹ gāyanāḥ / gāyanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गायनम् gāyanam	गायनौ / गायना¹ gāyanau / gāyanā¹	गायनान् gāyanān
Instrumental	गायनेन gāyanena	गायनाभ्याम् gāyanābhyām	गायनैः / गायनेभिः¹ gāyanaiḥ / gāyanebhiḥ¹
Dative	गायनाय gāyanāya	गायनाभ्याम् gāyanābhyām	गायनेभ्यः gāyanebhyaḥ
Ablative	गायनात् gāyanāt	गायनाभ्याम् gāyanābhyām	गायनेभ्यः gāyanebhyaḥ
Genitive	गायनस्य gāyanasya	गायनयोः gāyanayoḥ	गायनानाम् gāyanānām
Locative	गायने gāyane	गायनयोः gāyanayoḥ	गायनेषु gāyaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “गायन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 352.

गायन

Contents

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Noun

Declension

References

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